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28-year-old secured H-1B visa after 2 years, but left US just 2 months later; explains the reason behind quitting a six figure job and returning home without another offerA 28-year-old Indian data scientist left her six-figure US job just two months after her employer-sponsored H-1B was selected, returning to...
US lifts January pause on immigrant visa issuance for nationals of 75 countriesThe US has lifted its immigrant visa issuance pause for nationals of 75 countries following a federal court order. The restriction, introdu...
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, ...
H-4 EAD proposal explained: Who could lose work rights in the US and what happens next?In a potential policy shift, the US Department of Homeland Security has suggested ending H-4 EAD eligibility for spouses, significantly aff...
Judge deals blow to Trump moves to deport pro-Palestinian activistsA US federal judge has ruled that provisions used by the Trump administration to revoke visas and pursue deportation of noncitizen college ...
US White House review clears proposal to end 60-day H-1B grace periodThe White House has reviewed a proposal to end the 60-day grace period for foreign workers. This change would require visa holders to depar...
US judge won't immediately block Trump's newest order limiting birthright citizenshipU.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland, rejected a request for a temporary restraining order sought by immigrant righ...
Three Telugu students on their way to work killed in Florida road crash; families seek govt helpThree students from the Telugu states died in a Florida road accident. Their car crashed into a tree while they traveled to their workplace...
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...
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...
Who is the ‘right’ immigrant? US and other countries are rewriting the rulesCountries are not shutting out immigrants but becoming more selective about whom they admit and allow to stay. Recent policies increasingly...
Trump’s new H-1B fee could make it harder for foreign students to stay in US after graduationThe Trump administration has proposed a $103,265 fee on employers filing new cap-subject H-1B petitions, including for foreign students alr...
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...
US green card rules change from September 18: What applicants need to knowThe US will change its public charge assessment for certain green card applicants from September 18. USCIS officers will consider factors i...