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The traditional path to a US passport looks less certain than it did a decade agoThe US immigration pathway for skilled professionals, once a clear ladder, is now fraught with uncertainty. Lottery-based H-1B visas and ma...- Trump govt’s new green card rules leave many questions unansweredA new USCIS policy memo is causing confusion for immigrants seeking green cards in the US. Immigration officers will now apply closer discr...
- More red, white & blues for green card applicantsNew United States immigration rules will create more procedural hurdles for Indian professionals and students seeking permanent residency. ...
- H-1B pool down 39% in FY27 on Trump revisalsH-1B visa registrations have seen a sharp decline this year. Stricter US immigration rules and increased costs are pushing companies to be ...
- Paying thousands extra has become the only way forward for many US visa applicantsPremium processing has become a necessity for many US immigration applicants due to escalating delays in standard visa and employment autho...
- Immigrants in a spot as US looks to vet old green card approvalsUSCIS director Joseph B Edlow this weekend said the agency will reopen old cases to vet Biden-era green cards for fraud. This comes amid ti...
- US H-1B visa registrations hit lowest level since FY22 amid Trump policies, fee hikeH-1B visa applications for FY26 witnessed a significant 25% drop to 358,737, with selections declining 27% to 120,141. Experts attribute th...
- "No grace period": The consequences Indian students will face if caught protesting in US universitiesIndian students in the US are facing uncertainty due to Israeli-Palestinian conflict disruptions. Protesters risk detention, impacting thei...
- US announces new measures to ease process for H-1B visa FY25 seasonH-1B visa: The Biden administration last year announced a number of adjustments last year with the goal of maximizing the H-1B system's eff...
- US court dismisses court challenging work authorisation of H-1B spousesThe H-4 visa is issued to spouses of H-1B visa holders that allows them to apply for employment authorisation (EAD) to legally work in the ...
- 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...
- Delay in getting dates from US Embassy hits travel plans of H-1B visa holdersBesides the issue of unavailability of dates for visa interviews or even for submitting documents in cases where interviews are being waive...
- US committee proposes speeding up green card processing timesTo be sent to the White House now for approval, recommendations of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians...
- US intends to continue with its H-1B reform agendaAnother significant agenda item is the Trump era proposal to increase wages for H-1B workers, which had been put on hold following litigati...
- Huge relief for spouses of H-1B workers, Biden nixes Trump plan to kill H4 work permitsThe latest development brings to an end years of efforts by the Trump administration to rescind an Obama era regulation that allowed a cert...
- At 18,607, USCIS denied fewer H-1B visas in Q1 of FY20The USCIS follows an October-September financial year. The USCIS, which administers the visa process, said it had received 77,899 new petit...
- At 18,607, USCIS denied fewer H-1B visas in Q1 of FY20The USCIS follows an October-September financial year. The USCIS, which administers the visa process, said it had received 77,899 new petit...
- Analysts see Indians gaining from new UK Visa programme for researchersThe Global Talent Visa does not cap the number of beneficiaries and will offer researchers a flexible immigration route to the UK. It repla...
- Startups not cheering proposed H-1B sopsThe Bill, proposes setting aside 20% of the annual allocation of H-1B visas for small and startup employers with 50 or fewer employees
- Business visa compliance: Auditing mattersSeveral Indian companies send their staff to the US on B1-B2 business visas, and most of them are generally admitted to stay in the US for ...
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