Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisonedAsylum seekers deported from the United States are being held against their will in Equatorial Guinea. The Trump administration struck a de...
28 May, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
US exhausts EB-2 green card quota for India in FY2026US State Department has announced a halt on EB-2 Green Card issuances for Indian applicants. All available visas for fiscal year 2026 are n...
27 May, 2026, 04.07 PM IST
Welcome to Trump’s America, where the visa dream is getting harder to keep alivePresident Trump's second term is tightening legal immigration pathways, including student visas and green card applications. New policies r...
25 May, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
‘Self-respect’, ‘hurts competitiveness in AI’: Sridhar Vembu, Andrew Ng sound alarm over new US Green Card rulesNew US green card rules are drawing sharp criticism. Tech leaders and Indian entrepreneurs warn of impacts on innovation and families. The ...
23 May, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Marco Rubio says new US green card policy ‘not about India’, cites global immigration overhaulUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that a new green card policy is a global immigration overhaul, not specifically targeting India. H...
23 May, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
After major enforcement operations, the Trump administration recalibrates its immigration crackdownThe Trump administration is shifting from public, aggressive immigration enforcement tactics to a quieter approach, despite maintaining hig...
02 May, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
Immigrants in a spot as US looks to vet old green card approvalsUSCIS director Joseph B Edlow this weekend said the agency will reopen old cases to vet Biden-era green cards for fraud. This comes amid ti...
22 Apr, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
Indian-origin woman, living in US since 1994, detained by ICE from Green Card interviewA 60-year-old Indian-origin woman, Bubbly Kaur, was detained by ICE during her Green Card interview in Long Beach, despite having no crimin...
16 Dec, 2025, 12.46 PM IST
Married a US citizen or Green Card holder? Immigration officers now ask who woke up first, your favourite side of the bedUS Spouse Green Card: Marrying a U.S. citizen or green card holder no longer guarantees a quick path to residency as the process now involv...
14 Apr, 2025, 04.13 PM IST
Stokes interview in US immigration: What it means for marriage-based green card applicantsIn the US immigration process, couples seeking green cards through marriage may face a 'Stokes Interview' if doubts arise about the legitim...
14 Apr, 2025, 11.55 AM IST
Green Card Marriages: Interviews, application process, financial disclosures — changes made by Trump administrationGreen card applicants navigating these new rules must stay informed, seek legal guidance, and ensure thorough documentation of their marria...
04 Apr, 2025, 11.53 PM 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
Green card wait time likely to remain high for Indian applicantsAlmost all of these are applicants under the EB2 and EB3 (for professionals and skilled workers) categories, used by tech cos to sponsor vi...
22 Jul, 2022, 12.38 AM IST
Married to a US citizen or permanent resident? An interview waiver is available to spouses holding conditional green cardsIf an Indian national marries a US citizen or green card holder, he or she gets a 'conditional' green card, which is valid for a 2-year per...
10 Apr, 2022, 10.05 PM IST
Green Card: Who is eligible and how to applyUS Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issues a Green Card to all permanent residents as proof that they are authorized to live an...
18 Apr, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
Band, baaja, baarat smoothens entry in US for Indian spousesMarriage to a permanent resident in the US, be it a green card holder or a US citizen, does not mean that the India-based spouse can board ...
04 Nov, 2018, 10.14 PM IST
H-1B visa applications see spike in inquiries from US authoritiesOn another front, US immigration attorneys are seeing an uptick in the number of ‘Requests For Evidence’ (RFEs) being issued by the USCIS.
02 Sep, 2017, 02.15 PM IST