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After endless wait for green card, Indian couple moves from San Francisco to settle down in Bengaluru with daughter: 'Feel we made the right decision'- America’s formula for attracting Indian tech talent is hard to copy, but nations are still trying
- The traditional path to a US passport looks less certain than it did a decade ago
- India's brain-gain moment may be starting with a crack in the American dreamAs green card backlogs, visa uncertainty and layoffs reshape the American dream, India is emerging as a stronger destination for globally e...01 Jun, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
- New Zealand moves family visa applications to enhanced online systemNew Zealand is upgrading its immigration services. From June 1, 2026, family visa applications will move to a new online system. This chang...01 Jun, 2026, 10.36 AM IST
- US department says India's EB-2 green card limit exhausted for 2026Every year, 140,000 employment-based green cards are issued and nearly a third is allocated under the EB-2 category along with the unused v...28 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
- 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
- 700,000 green card seekers in limbo; applying anew from home country to be challengingSome 540,000 family-based and around 170,000 employment-based green card applications are currently pending with the US Citizenship and Imm...26 May, 2026, 07.58 AM IST
- More red, white & blues for green card applicantsNew United States immigration rules will create more procedural hurdles for Indian professionals and students seeking permanent residency. ...24 May, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
- Sacked H-1B staff asked to do more B-2 paperworkTech giants such as Amazon, Oracle, and Meta have laid off thousands of employees in the past few months, and a large number of the affecte...20 May, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
- A missing signature may cost H-1B, US visa applicants their filing windowUSCIS will now strictly enforce signature requirements on immigration applications, including H-1B and Green Card filings, effective July 1...17 May, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
- Indian-origin California doctor faces US Congress probe over ‘birth tourism’ businessA California-based obstetrician of Indian origin is under scrutiny as U.S. lawmakers investigate businesses allegedly involved in "birth to...16 May, 2026, 10.28 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
- Paying thousands extra has become the only way forward for many US visa applicantsPremium processing has become a necessity for many US immigration applicants due to escalating delays in standard visa and employment autho...08 May, 2026, 08.57 PM IST
- US Visa Bulletin May 2026: Green Card backlog for Indians remains high; EB-5 may see cut-off rollbackThe US Visa Bulletin for May 2026 shows little movement in green card categories for Indians, with long backlogs continuing across family- ...15 Apr, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
- How priority dates and cross-chargeability affect your Green Card timelineIndian nationals working in the U.S. often face long waits for green cards due to visa quotas. A priority date determines one's place in li...07 Apr, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
- The Dignity Act of 2025: Faster green cards, dual-intent student visas proposed in bipartisan US billThe Dignity Act of 2025, a bipartisan immigration bill, has been introduced in the US House of Representatives. It seeks to overhaul legal ...06 Aug, 2025, 11.30 AM IST
- Green card backlog creating hardships for skilled workers: Congressman Shri ThanedarUS Congressman Shri Thanedar has highlighted the hardship caused by the Green Card backlog for skilled workers including Indians. He is wor...17 Jun, 2023, 11.06 AM IST
- Skilled Indians have a 90 year wait for green cards, the Jumpstart Bill seeks to resolve thisThe US sets aside only 1.40 lakh green cards for employment-based applicants and there is a 7% per country cap. Given the heavy influx of I...11 Apr, 2022, 05.45 PM IST
- Bill introduced in US Congress to recapture 380K unused family & employment-based visasIn a major boost to a large number of Indians, this will allow individuals to receive work authorisation while they wait for a visa number ...08 Apr, 2022, 12.19 PM IST
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