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H-1B selection rate climbs to 50% as applications decline amid regulatory uncertaintyCompanies, particularly in the technology sector, that seek to bring skilled foreign workers to the US filed fewer petitions for these non-...- US policy changes could cut H-1B visa applications sharply: ExpertsApplications for the H-1B visa for skilled non-immigrant workers may drop by about 50% after policy changes by the Trump administration. A ...
- United States may not conduct a second H-1B visa lottery for FY23Immigration attorneys have reported issue of H-1B cap ‘non-selection’ notices - an indication that there will be no second lottery conducte...
- Green card wait time likely to remain high for Indian applicantsAlmost all of these are applicants under the EB2 and EB3 (for professionals and skilled workers) categories, used by tech cos to sponsor vi...
- Automatic EAD extension to benefit spouses of H-1B workers in the USThe automatic extension has been increased to 540 days, or 18 months, and will be effective immediately, the US Citizenship and Immigration...
- US to process more employment green cards this fiscal yearEligible applicants can file to adjust their status to the EB1(priority workers) or second (non-citizens in professions with advanced degre...
- US to process more employment green cards this fiscal yearOn Friday, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which administers the immigration process, said eligible employment-based g...
- Immigration reforms that would've helped Indians in America blocked by Senate ParliamentarianLawyers said that this development would make it difficult for the reforms to be passed as part of this bill. Rajiv S Khanna, managing part...
- Visa or extension applications will not be denied outright, under new USCIS policyUSCIS has rescinded a Trump-era (July 2018) memo that permitted immigration officers to deny benefit requests (say a visa application, or a...
- It is status quo in FY22 for H-1B selection process, delay offers respite to students, techiesThe new rule sought to replace the existing lottery system with a process where applicants with higher salaries automatically gain preceden...
- US to continue existing H-1B visa selection process in FY22A Trump administration proposal seeking to prioritise grant of H-1B visas to high wage earners has been delayed from 9 March to 31 December...
- US modifies H-1B lottery to wage-based selectionThe US Department of Homeland Security has published a final rule in the Federal Register to make changes to the H-1B visa process, a move ...
- US Senate passes Bill to remove country caps on employment-based green cards; hurdles remainWhile the S386 Bill had earlier been cleared by the House of Representatives (Fairness for High-Skilled Workers Act HR 1044), the version p...
- Pro-immigration regime may be more balancedWhile Biden has spoken up against the changes introduced to the visa policy by the Trump administration and is expected to reverse those, h...
- 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...
- United States Department of Labor proposes increase in H-1B wagesThe details of the proposal have not been published yet, but lawyers expect the administration of President Donald Trump to clear the propo...
- Indian companies in top 10 H-1B applications listAs per the filing, a total of 185,298 visa applications were received by the department during the third quarter (April-June).
- US Homeland may tweak H-1B & L-1The changes may see the introduction of additional requirements to ensure employers pay appropriate wages to H-1B visa holders.
- Reprieve for spouses of H-1B visa holdersBan on H-4 EAD visas unlikely to be enforced before spring 2020, US Dept of Justice tells court.
- New US Bill seeks to end optional practical trainingClose to 1.5 million foreign students were granted an OPT between 2004-2016, with over half of them working in STEM fields.
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