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US immigration fees rise effective today: What Indians applying for work permits and other benefits need to knowStarting today, US immigration fees will increase for certain applications due to inflation adjustments. Indians applying for asylum, Tempo...
Microsoft president warns US green card crackdown could break the tech sectorIn a recent statement, Brad Smith, President of Microsoft, expressed concern over administrative measures limiting green card sponsorship f...
US PERM Freeze: Indian H-1B workers could lose crucial time to secure Green Cards as sponsorships stallOn October 8, the US Department of Labor announced the suspension of green card processing for eight companies, causing significant worry a...
US denies 35,767 Green Card applicants’ work permits as rejection rate rises to 44 per centThe US denied 35,767 work permit applications from Green Card applicants between April and June 2026, taking the rejection rate to around 4...
US scraps automatic work permit extensions, raising concerns for Indian H-1B visa holdersIn a recent development, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has officially finalised a rule that puts an end to automatic work autho...
US ends 540-day automatic work permit extension for immigrants: What changes nowThe Trump administration is moving to permanently end automatic extensions of employment authorisation documents for certain immigrants, me...
US green card delays: What options do Indian tech workers have if PERM is suspendedWith the US labour certification process now suspended, Indian technology workers face an uncertain future in their pursuit of permanent re...
US targets biggest PERM filer: What changes for Indian tech workersIndian professionals face uncertainty as eight major technology companies are suspended from the US Green Card programme. The suspension af...
PERM ban is not just an H-1B problem: Who else could lose their green card path?The US Labor Department’s PERM suspension could affect foreign workers beyond H-1B holders, including some L-1, O-1, TN, E-3 and F-1 OPT wo...
Trump administration’s PERM suspension: Can H-1B workers stay in the US if green card filings are blocked?Indian professionals working at Microsoft and Cognizant may face delays in their green card applications. The suspension affects various st...
Bahrain introduces new temporary work rules for foreign workers allowing 90-day employment with other companiesBahrain has announced new rules allowing foreign workers to temporarily work for another employer for 90 days. The arrangement requires wri...
Don't see US acting against tech companies based on their domicile: TCSTCS does not expect the US to target technology companies based on whether they are Indian or American, with CEO K Krithivasan saying recen...
'Build here, scale here, die here': IIT alumni body urges tech talent to return amid US visa crackdownThe US government this week suspended eight major tech companies, including Indian IT services firms Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infos...
H-1B visas, green card programmes generated $2.1 trillion in US household income: USISPFThe US-India Strategic Partnership Forum has backed the Trump administration’s crackdown on alleged PERM abuse while warning against overlo...
‘You have a green card of your own’: US' new PERM rules expose a job trap of 'rewards' that employees get stuck in for years, warns IIM alumnusAn IIM Lucknow alumnus has drawn a parallel between the US green card restrictions affecting Indian professionals and a career trap that ma...
Beyond America: Top nations where Indian tech professionals can find overseas job prospects and career growthIndian technology professionals are exploring new global opportunities as US immigration policies change. Countries like Australia, Canada,...
US green-card freeze hits TCS, Infosys, Wipro; GTRI warns of wider IT curbsThe US government has suspended eight technology companies, including TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCLTech, from the PERM green-card sponsorship...
Pramila Jayapal slams Trump’s Microsoft green card suspension, Vance hits backPramila Jayapal criticized the Trump administration's decision to suspend Microsoft from a Green Card program. The administration argues th...
Austria immigration rules eased for foreign workers; processing time cut to 90 daysAustria plans to implement significant changes to immigration rules for foreign workers. Foreign workers will be allowed to change employer...
Canada updates and personalise work permit processing time, what does it mean for Indians?The Canadian government has launched a new feature that provides exact estimates for processing times related to work permit extensions and...