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US visa officers in India handle 21,401 applications each, as interview wait times stretch to 346 daysUS consular officers in India handled the heaviest nonimmigrant visa workload among major processing countries in FY25, averaging more than...- Trump’s H-1B crackdown hurts Indian IT, but the industry saw it comingIndian IT’s H-1B dependence was shrinking well before Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown. New H-1B approvals for seven major India...
- US visa interview pause disrupts study plans of Indian, Chinese students; some forced to defer university admissionIndian and Chinese students face US visa interview delays. A temporary pause in appointments affects university plans for many. Some studen...
- Families of US nationals write to Rubio seeking help to trace missing relatives in NepalAmerican families have urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to expand Nepal flood rescue operations. Ninety US nationals remain unaccounted...
- US court blocks Trump administration from using student visas to punish speechA US federal court has ruled that the Trump administration cannot revoke visas or pursue deportation against lawfully present noncitizens, ...
- How the Trump administration is expanding its immigration crackdown to people entering legallyPresident Donald Trump’s administration is expanding its immigration crackdown to legal entrants, pausing immigrant visa processing over pu...
- Trump’s new immigration test: Legal visa applicants may now have to prove they won’t need US benefitsThe Trump administration is training US consular officers to assess whether immigrant visa applicants could become dependent on public bene...
- Trump’s immigrant visa pause: Can Indian applicants see the US green card queue move back?The US pause on immigrant visa interviews could add delays for Indians already stuck in long green card queues. Priority dates will not aut...
- I have a US tourist visa appointment. Will Trump’s pause affect me?If you have a US tourist visa interview scheduled, you should still attend unless the embassy or consulate tells you otherwise. The reporte...
- Why is the US training visa officers? The ‘public charge’ test explainedThe US is training consular officers to more closely assess whether immigrant visa applicants could become dependent on government benefits...
- US pauses immigrant visa interviews worldwide: Who is affected and what happens next?The Trump administration has paused or rescheduled immigrant visa interviews worldwide for training on identifying applicants who may becom...
- Trump leaves no legal immigration pathway in the US untouched: How his curbs affect workers, students and familiesTrump’s immigration crackdown now reaches beyond the H-1B programme, affecting students, families, investors, asylum seekers and temporary ...
- United States pauses visa appointments worldwide until further noticeThe Trump administration has paused global visa appointments for training purposes. This action is part of an ongoing immigration crackdown...
- US starts work on new H-1B rules targeting cap exemptions, third-party oversightThe US is preparing another H-1B overhaul, with DHS proposing changes to cap exemptions, employer scrutiny and third-party placements. The ...
- Trump’s immigration crackdown has a Plan B, C and DDonald Trump’s second-term immigration strategy has relied on multiple legal and administrative routes to tighten entry and stay in the US....
- Trump administration's visa pause for 75 countries struck down by US courtA US federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s suspension of immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries, ruling it violat...
- US judge strikes down Trump policy suspending immigrant visas for 75 countriesA U.S. judge invalidated a Trump administration policy that suspended immigrant visas. This policy had targeted applicants from seventy-fiv...
- Kenya tourist helicopter crash kills 7, including Americans and Ecuador intel chiefA tourist helicopter crashed in Kenya's Samburu county on Wednesday. Seven people, including five Americans and Ecuador's intelligence chie...
- Mobility will stay resilient despite geopolitical shocks: VFS Global CEOVFS Global is positioning itself for substantial growth in the realms of visa processing and citizen services. By harnessing the power of a...
- US visa for children: Minors of all ages must attend interview, US Embassy tells Indian parentsIndian parents must bring all minor children to US visa interviews. This rule applies to every child, regardless of their age. Consular off...
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