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Indian students can’t start working in US without a EAD authorisation even if they have confirmed job offer; Know the US immigration law- Paying thousands extra has become the only way forward for many US visa applicants
- H-1B and F-1 in 2026: What visa-dependent professionals need to know about long-term immigration planning
- US to raise application fees for select immigration categories from January 1USCIS is increasing certain immigration fees from January 1, 2026. Applications submitted on or after this date require updated payment. Th...31 Dec, 2025, 10.25 AM IST
- US Democrats move to undo rule ending automatic work permit renewals for H-1B spousesA group of Democratic senators has moved a resolution to overturn a recent US Department of Homeland Security rule that ended automatic ext...14 Dec, 2025, 12.44 PM IST
- US announces inflation adjustment for immigration fees effective January 2026USCIS will implement inflation-based fee increases for certain immigration benefits starting January 1, 2026. These adjustments, mandated b...24 Nov, 2025, 09.53 AM IST
- Big US court relief for H-1B spouses, but worries remainThe spouses of H-1B workers, who are skilled professionals, were given H4 Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) allowing them to work in...17 Oct, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
- Trump administration ramps up surprise site checks on OPT students, nearly 1 lakh Indian students under close scrutinyThe Trump administration intensified unannounced inspections on foreign students in the US on OPT, particularly STEM OPT, including residen...27 Sep, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
- US raises immigration fees for select categories starting July 22Starting July 22, 2025, USCIS will implement new mandatory fees for specific immigration forms under H.R. 1. These non-waivable fees impact...19 Jul, 2025, 08.20 AM IST
- US immigration backlog hits all-time high with 11.3 million pending applicationsThe US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is facing a record backlog of 11.3 million pending immigration cases, with delays worse...10 Jul, 2025, 10.51 AM IST
- Moving to the US: Understanding the H-4 visa for dependents of H-1B visa holdersThe H-4 visa, issued by USCIS, is for dependents of certain nonimmigrant workers like H-1B and H-1C visa holders. It allows spouses and chi...24 Jun, 2024, 11.19 AM IST
- Indians with pending EAD applications stand to benefit with extended validity tenureAccording to the USCIS, while processing times have reduced significantly over the past year, if the 540-day automatic extension rule was n...05 Apr, 2024, 11.02 PM IST
- Immigration Wrap 2023: H-1B revamp, student visa changes & costlier applications for the USAccording to the US Embassy and Consulates in India, Indians now represent over 10 per cent of all visa applicants worldwide, including 20 ...24 Dec, 2023, 03.37 PM IST
- Amid layoffs and visa backlog, United States relaxes rules for immigrants facing compelling circumstancesEADs are provided to certain nonimmigrants who are the beneficiaries of approved employment-based immigrant visa petitions and their qualif...16 Jun, 2023, 03.17 PM IST
- United States lays out options for laid-off non-immigrant workers to remain in the countryRegulations permit a discretionary grace period that allows workers in E-1, E-2, E-3, H-1B, H-1B1, L-1, O-1, or TN classifications (and the...23 Dec, 2022, 11.06 AM IST
- NRI Helpdesk: Can I extend my US visitor visa before it expires?For our NRI readers, we have started an immigration helpdesk. Write to us at nri.economictimes@gmail.com and our team of experts will addre...17 Apr, 2022, 05.00 PM IST
- Visa or extension applications will not be denied outright, under new USCIS policyUSCIS has rescinded a Trump-era (July 2018) memo that permitted immigration officers to deny benefit requests (say a visa application, or a...11 Jun, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
- Premium processing of H-1B visa gets more expensive, scope expanded to cover various other visasThe US Senate has passed a continuing resolution bill, to avert an October 1 shutdown and fund the government until December 11. The Bill –...02 Oct, 2020, 09.08 AM IST
- US to allow faster processing for certain categories of visas and green cardThe HR 8377 Bill provides for funding to allow the federal government to continue to operate till December 11. A part of the bill, Emergenc...01 Oct, 2020, 04.18 PM IST
- Court asks immigration agency to print H-1B spouses work permits within seven daysThis was in response to a lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio last month on behalf of Ranjitha Subrama...04 Aug, 2020, 03.29 PM IST
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