Finland grants record citizenship approvals as immigration falls; Indians among top family visa applicantsFinland saw a record number of citizenship approvals in 2025. This occurred even as overall immigration to the country decreased. Indians w...
01 Jun, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
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
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
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
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
Justice Department targets slow immigration judges as Trump pushes faster deportationsThe Justice Department is targeting immigration judges for slow rulings and alleged non-compliance with the law, as the Trump administratio...
07 May, 2026, 10.05 AM 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
US immigration backlog hits all-time high with 11.3 million pending applicationsThe US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is facing a record backlog of 11.3 million pending immigration cases, with delays worse...
10 Jul, 2025, 10.51 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
US president Joe Biden may consider changes to legal immigration processMost H-1B workers face decades-long wait times for their green cards to get approved. Indians account for nearly 70% of the H-1B visas that...
03 Jun, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
Over 8,00,000 Indian nationals in green card backlog in USIndian employer-sponsored applicants face an eight-decade wait for green cards, and nearly 200,000 will die before they can even theoretica...
24 Nov, 2020, 09.55 AM IST
New bill in US Senate for more green cardsDemocratic party senators Dick Durbin and Patrick Leahy introduced on Wednesday the Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Fa...
18 Oct, 2019, 07.24 AM IST
Indian professionals hold rally to end green card backlog in USProtesters demand an end to the seven per cent per-country quota that has hit Indian skilled immigrants the most and for whom the waiting p...
20 Mar, 2018, 10.39 AM IST
Indian-Americans launch campaign to remove Green Card backlogThe announcement for the nationwide campaign comes as the White House sent the details of its immigration reform to the Congress.
30 Jan, 2018, 01.44 PM IST
Donald Trump proposes to end visa lottery system, favours skilled workersIf passed by the Congress and signed into law, such a move is expected to reduce the green card backlogs for highly skilled immigrants from...
27 Jan, 2018, 01.58 PM IST
Keith Vaz panel warns against UK immigration backlogBritish MP Keith Vaz has issued a stern warning against the mounting immigration backlog in the UK.
13 Jul, 2013, 06.20 PM IST