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International student enrolment in US falls 20% as visa restrictions hitForeign undergraduate enrollment in US colleges has dropped by 20% this spring, with 62% of surveyed schools reporting lower international ...
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...
US weighs major student visa change as ‘duration of status’ rule reaches final reviewThe Trump administration is reviewing a rule that could limit international students on F-1 visas to a four-year stay in the US, ending the...
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...
US under fire for collecting $1 billion in immigration fees for stalled applicationsAmerica is facing criticism over its immigration policies. Applicants are paying fees but their cases are not being processed. Over a billi...
US issues fewer visas in 2025 as India and China bear the bruntIndia and China faced the biggest impact from stricter US immigration rules. Fewer visas were issued in early 2025 compared to the previous...
Trump administration sued over pause on immigrant visa processingCivil rights groups have sued the US State Department over a policy pausing immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, alleging it viola...
Trump's visa ban on 75 countries may free up 50,000 green cards for othersA pause on immigrant visas for 75 countries, initiated in January, could lead to an estimated 50,000 unused family-based Green Card quotas ...
Immigrant visa pause for individuals from 75 'high-risk' countries does not include tourist, temporary visasThe Trump administration has paused the issuance of immigrant visas to nationals of 75 countries, including Pakistan and Bangladesh, citing...
Pakistan hopes US would 'soon' resume immigrant visa processing for its citizensPakistan anticipates the United States will soon restart immigrant visa processing for its citizens. The US recently paused these services ...
Pakistan & Bangladesh among 75 countries hit by US immigrant visa pause. Check full listThe US has announced a temporary pause on issuing immigrant visas to nationals of 75 countries, including Pakistan, as part of a policy rev...
75 countries visa pause: U.S. freezes visa processing for Russia, Iran, Pakistan, others, claim reports. Check list, deadlineU.S. visa freeze: The pause, which will impact applicants from countries including Somalia, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Yemen, Thai...
Trump admin orders H-1B, H-4 visa applicants to make social media profiles publicThe US has tightened checks for H-1B workers and their H-4 families, requiring all social media accounts to be publicly viewable for vettin...
What is visa retrogression and how it affects Green Card applicantsVisa retrogression occurs when the U.S. Department of State moves visa priority dates backward, delaying green card applications. This affe...
New Zealand to restart skilled migrant, parent visa categories next monthImmigration Minister Michael Wood announced that the skilled migrant visa category, that was paused during the height of Covid-19 and borde...
Suspension of foreign work visas to free up to 5.25 lakh jobs in US: White House"The sum total of what these actions will do in terms of freeing up jobs over the course of the rest of 2020 is about 5,25,000 jobs," a sen...
Silicon Valley slams Trump's move to freeze H-1B visas; Pichai disappointed, Microsoft bosses feel it's not the right timeThe tech giants have opposed restrictions on the visas.