New US immigration rules will tighten the H-1B visa program for employers. Increased costs and stricter H-1B rules are expected for sponsor...

Many of the thousands of spouses of H-1B visa holders might not be able to work after the expiry of their existing H4 Employment Authorisat...

The spouses of H-1B workers, who are skilled professionals, were given H4 Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) allowing them to work in...

The backlogs that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been dealing with since 2020 have hit many of the dependent spous...

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...

This is expected to help speed up processing times for visa extensions and employment authorisation for spouses of H-1B and L1 visa holders...

The latest development brings to an end years of efforts by the Trump administration to rescind an Obama era regulation that allowed a cert...

To mitigate the difficulties arising owing decades-long green-card backlog for those immigrants from certain countries, such as India, the ...

Ban on H-4 EAD visas unlikely to be enforced before spring 2020, US Dept of Justice tells court.

Trump's firm stand on not allowing spouses of H-1B visa-holders to work in US could hurt the country.

If the primary H-1 holder is on track for a green card, the spouse can apply for employment authorisation.

The delay has strained the finances of the applicants and their families, and adversely impacted their employers.

IT Pro Alliance, a nonprofit which functions as an open networking platform of tech professionals across the US, launched the petition late...

The Obama administration had in May 2015, introduced a rule known as H-4 EAD that enabled spouses to work while the principal H-1B visa hol...

Even if the court verdict is favourable, the US administration is likely to rescind the EAD programme.

The Obama administration had introduced a rule known as H-4 EAD rule in May 2015, largely to help deal with a massive green card backlog fo...

Spouses of H-1B visa holders are granted an H4 visa. They are not entitled to work or carry on their own business unless they obtain an 'em...