Australia’s temporary visa population hits record 2.92 millionAustralia's temporary visa count has reached an unprecedented 2.93 million, with temporary migrants now comprising 10% of the population. T...
11 Dec, 2025, 05.09 PM IST
Rising overseas applications push Australia’s student visa backlog to 50,000Australia's Administrative Review Tribunal is overwhelmed with nearly 50,000 student visa appeals. A surge in overseas applications has cre...
02 Dec, 2025, 01.59 PM IST
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee spares Indian students in the US but raises costs for IT cos' offshore transfersA new $100,000 H-1B visa fee will not apply to foreign students and workers already in the US, offering relief to American employers, espec...
22 Oct, 2025, 04.13 PM IST
IT facing $150-550 million in immigration billIndia’s top IT firms face an extra $150-$550 million in H-1B visa fees due to a sharp hike in immigration fees. This will raise delivery co...
22 Sep, 2025, 08.13 AM IST
Trump's H-1B visa crackdown upends Indian IT industry's playbookIndian IT sector is bracing for changes. This is due to the new 100,000 dollar fee for US H-1B visas. The move by President Trump will impa...
22 Sep, 2025, 12.36 AM IST
US visa shocker: Indian industry says $100,000 H-1B fee hike a disruptor, cries foul over deadlineThe US decision to hike H-1B visa application fees to USD 100,000 has sparked concerns for the Indian IT sector, potentially disrupting ons...
21 Sep, 2025, 11.35 AM IST
US visa shocker: Indian industry says $100,000 H-1B fee hike a disruptor, cries foul over deadlineThe US has hiked H-1B visa application fees to USD 100,000, sparking concerns for the Indian IT sector already grappling with global econom...
20 Sep, 2025, 10.38 PM IST
H-1B visa application fee hike will hit Indian tech cos; 1-day deadline a concern, warns NasscomNasscom has warned that the US decision to raise H-1B visa fees to USD 100,000 will disrupt India’s IT services sector, affecting business ...
20 Sep, 2025, 04.02 PM IST
Australian study visa grants drop sharply in 2024Australia has experienced a significant decrease of nearly 30% in study visa grants during the first four months of this year, with 74,421 ...
25 Jun, 2024, 04.03 PM IST
IT services growth to remain at 6-8% in dollar terms in FY20: IcraIndian IT firms could also see higher wage bills and lower margins on account of increased onsite hiring.
11 Jun, 2019, 08.57 PM IST
H1-B visa rule favouring advance degree holders to impact IT companies: ReportThis is likely to lead to 10 per cent reduction in H1-B visa approvals for regular applicants, where the applicant is without an advance de...
15 Jan, 2019, 10.26 PM IST
H-1B visa rules tightening to hit Indian IT companies' margins: ICRAIcra feels revoking such visas will have an indirect negative impact on workers currently employed on H-1B visas or seeking such visas whos...
27 Jun, 2018, 06.22 PM IST
Fresh H-1B memo means more paper trail for Indian ITThe memo issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office makes it compulsory to seek evidence on the visa petitioners’...
26 Feb, 2018, 08.05 AM IST
H1B visa reform to increase IT firms' margin pressure: ReportThe proposal is to increase the salary of H1B visa holder to $100,000 from $60,000 per annum and the cessation of having a master's degree.
10 Jan, 2017, 08.07 PM IST
67% increase in Indians studying in New Zealand: Grahame MortonThere has been an increase of 67% in the number of Indian students enrolling in universities in New Zealand, High Commissioner of New Zeala...
11 Aug, 2015, 05.36 PM IST
Fewer overseas students to get skilled migrant visas in AustraliaIn December last year, there were 29,211 former vocational education students on bridging visas, as well as another 26,309 former higher ed...
20 Jul, 2011, 02.48 PM IST
US H-1B visa curbs may not hurt Indian IT cosIndian cos will remain unaffected as offshoring has not been directly targeted by the amendment and other categories of Visas are available.
10 Feb, 2009, 02.30 AM IST