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US bill targets H-1B pipeline, seeks to end route to permanent residencyA Republican lawmaker has introduced legislation to overhaul the H-1B visa program, aiming to end its use as a pathway to permanent residen...06 Jun, 2026, 07.22 AM IST- 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...02 Jun, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
- Tighter student visa rules may deepen AI talent shortage in USProposed changes to US student visa rules could make it harder for international graduates, particularly Indians, to remain employed in the...02 Jun, 2026, 02.05 PM IST
- H-1B selections for FY27 show higher share of US master’s degree holdersUSCIS H-1B visa selections reveal a shift towards applicants with advanced degrees and higher salaries. This follows recent policy changes ...22 May, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
- The US is tightening H-1B visas. Its economy may pay the priceA wave of legislative proposals in Washington targets the H-1B visa program and the broader immigration pipeline for skilled workers. Bills...11 May, 2026, 11.29 PM IST
- Trump wants to make H-1B workers more expensive for US employersA Trump administration proposal would significantly increase H-1B visa minimum salaries, requiring entry-level software engineers in San Fr...08 May, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
- Bill for 3-year pause on H-1B visas introduced in US CongressUS Republican lawmakers propose a three-year pause on the H-1B visa program. The proposed End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026 aims to reform th...25 Apr, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
- JD Vance's dodgy H-1B sleight of handUS policies are impacting foreign-trained doctors. Claims of widespread H-1B visa fraud are not fully supported by government data. Recent ...17 Apr, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
- US completes H-1B selection process for FY2027, filing starts April 1USCIS has concluded the H-1B visa selection for fiscal year 2027, filling the 85,000 annual quota. Employers have been notified of selected...01 Apr, 2026, 10.30 AM IST
- Bengaluru techie, who failed to get H-1B visa 3 times, shares how he landed the rare ‘Einstein visa’Tanush Sharanarthi, an engineer, obtained the O-1 visa after facing repeated H-1B lottery rejections. He focused on building expertise in a...23 Sep, 2025, 06.03 PM IST
- Trump plans $100,000 H-1B visa fee to combat program exploitation and wage suppressionPresident Donald Trump plans to impose $100,000 H-1B visa fees to combat program exploitation and wage suppression affecting American worke...20 Sep, 2025, 05.53 AM IST
- H-1B lottery is too easily gamed. Here’s how to fix itEach year, hundreds of thousands of educated foreigners vie for one of 85,000 H-1B visas to work in the U.S., but the selection is purely r...13 Aug, 2024, 04.21 PM IST
- US visa fraud: Former Congress candidate accused of manipulating H-1B systemKandi Srinivasa Reddy, a former Congress candidate from Adilabad, has been accused of manipulating the US H-1B visa lottery by submitting m...02 Aug, 2024, 11.57 AM IST
- Is the H-1B visa lottery rigged against foreign skilled workers?Investigations found that outsourcing and staffing firms manipulated the US H-1B visa lottery by submitting multiple applications, unfairly...02 Aug, 2024, 11.32 AM IST
- Donald Trump's immigration framework will end green card backlog: White HouseIndian-Americans, most of whom are highly skilled and come to the US mainly on H-1B work visas are the worst sufferers of the current immig...09 Feb, 2018, 04.16 PM IST
- H-1B rigging charge: Only 6 of top 20 visa recipients are Indian firms, says NasscomTCS and Infosys together received 7,504 approved H-1B visas in FY15, which, Nasscom said, is only 8.8% of the total approved H-1B visas.24 Apr, 2017, 04.53 PM IST
- No change in H-1B lottery system, US court dismisses case against itThe ruling by a federal judge in Oregon means that there will be no change in the H-1B visa issuance process for the fiscal 2018 which begi...29 Mar, 2017, 12.08 PM IST
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