Data spills at home; Green card limbo deepensHappy Tuesday! Recent data-collection experiments by on-demand platforms have drawn attention to Indian physical AI startups. This and more...
26 May, 2026, 09.21 AM IST
US rolls out new immigration fees, asylum rules that could hit applicants harderNew US immigration fees are set to take effect soon, impacting asylum seekers and those applying for arrival/departure records. Asylum appl...
01 May, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
US judge rejects Trump administration's halt on immigration applicationsA federal judge has ruled that policies making it harder for individuals from countries on President Trump's travel ban list to obtain gree...
01 May, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
US updates Green Card requirements for professional athletesUSCIS has issued new guidance for immigrant visa petitions for professional athletes due to changes in the Department of Labor's labor cert...
22 Dec, 2025, 01.15 PM IST
Getting ready for the FY25 H-1B season and upcoming changes to the H-1B program you need to noteH-1B visa registration is expected to open in March. USCIS received over 780,000 H-1B registrations for FY 2024. Employers should review cu...
22 Jan, 2024, 12.05 PM IST
Green Card application: Why your employer's financial stability matters, & can you switch jobs while in queueGreen Card applicants under employment-based categories need to know the importance of their employer's financial status in their permanent...
06 Jan, 2024, 11.25 AM IST
Is it legal for an H1B employee to be the beneficiary of multiple lottery registrations?This question has created much confusion amongst the employers and the employees Because of a new declaration introduced by the USCIS. Ever...
28 Feb, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
H-1B visa approvals should be for six years, suggests CATO Institute's David BierUSCIS is reverting to its earlier long-standing guidance issued in 2004. The Trump administration had revoked this guidance and required th...
23 May, 2021, 09.54 AM IST
View: Are H-1B programmers “normally” professional?Government agencies all over the world are guilty of exalting bureaucracy over common sense to some extent. But, nowhere is this more evide...
19 Apr, 2021, 05.12 AM IST
This year's H-1B lottery: The Trump legacy of chaos must endBased upon Trump’s Executive Orders, USCIS has throughout the Trump administration turbocharged its assault on legal immigration; its plain...
13 Mar, 2021, 12.45 PM IST
Biden admin delays implementation of Trump era H-1B rule, says lottery system to continue for nowThe H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical ...
08 Feb, 2021, 09.36 AM IST
H-1B denials for mkt analysts trigger class action lawsuitH-1B visa allows US employers to file visa applications for foreign professionals to work in ‘speciality occupations’ that require at least...
20 May, 2020, 11.10 AM IST
Neufeld memo: US Court scraps old memo used to deny H-1B visasThe US court for the District of Columbia invalidated what is known as the ‘Neufeld Memo’ used since 2010 by the US Citizenship and Immigra...
12 Mar, 2020, 07.39 AM IST
Plan to rescind H-4 visas yet to get final shape as rule making process not complete: US officialThe decision to rescind work authorisation for H-4 visa holders is yet to get a final shape, an official said.
18 Jun, 2019, 10.12 PM IST
'Dramatic increase' in number of H-1B visas being held up, claims Compete AmericaUSCIS has been denying H-1B petitions exclusively because an entry-level wage is applicable for the specific position, even though the occu...
09 Nov, 2018, 10.14 AM IST
IT companies file lawsuit against USCIS over shorter duration of H1B visasThese visas are typically issued for three to six years to employers to hire a foreign worker.
16 Oct, 2018, 11.46 AM IST
New H-1B policy memorandum issued to protect workers: USCIS"The USCIS is simply clarifying existing regulations and policy for third-party worksite H-1B petitions," its spokesperson told PTI.
24 Feb, 2018, 12.22 PM IST