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After 35-year pause, US may restart neighbourhood investigations for citizenship applicantsUS citizenship applicants could face closer scrutiny as USCIS ends its general waiver of neighbourhood investigations. The agency may exami...- How the Trump administration is expanding its immigration crackdown to people entering legallyPresident Donald Trump’s administration is expanding its immigration crackdown to legal entrants, pausing immigrant visa processing over pu...
- Trump’s new immigration test: Legal visa applicants may now have to prove they won’t need US benefitsThe Trump administration is training US consular officers to assess whether immigrant visa applicants could become dependent on public bene...
- I have a US tourist visa appointment. Will Trump’s pause affect me?If you have a US tourist visa interview scheduled, you should still attend unless the embassy or consulate tells you otherwise. The reporte...
- Why is the US training visa officers? The ‘public charge’ test explainedThe US is training consular officers to more closely assess whether immigrant visa applicants could become dependent on government benefits...
- US pauses immigrant visa interviews worldwide: Who is affected and what happens next?The Trump administration has paused or rescheduled immigrant visa interviews worldwide for training on identifying applicants who may becom...
- Japan to cut visa fees for some foreigners facing financial hardshipJapan will offer reduced residence-related fees to some foreign nationals facing severe financial hardship when higher charges take effect ...
- Trump leaves no legal immigration pathway in the US untouched: How his curbs affect workers, students and familiesTrump’s immigration crackdown now reaches beyond the H-1B programme, affecting students, families, investors, asylum seekers and temporary ...
- United States pauses visa appointments worldwide until further noticeThe Trump administration has paused global visa appointments for training purposes. This action is part of an ongoing immigration crackdown...
- US starts work on new H-1B rules targeting cap exemptions, third-party oversightThe US is preparing another H-1B overhaul, with DHS proposing changes to cap exemptions, employer scrutiny and third-party placements. The ...
- Who is the ‘right’ immigrant? US and other countries are rewriting the rulesCountries are not shutting out immigrants but becoming more selective about whom they admit and allow to stay. Recent policies increasingly...
- Trump’s H-1B fee bombshell: Why employers do not have to pay $103,265 yetThe US has proposed a $103,265 fee for new cap-subject H-1B petitions, but employers do not have to pay it yet. This explainer breaks down ...
- Trump’s immigration crackdown has a Plan B, C and DDonald Trump’s second-term immigration strategy has relied on multiple legal and administrative routes to tighten entry and stay in the US....
- Flying abroad from India? No more boarding pass stamping from September 1: Here’s what changes at immigration countersBeginning September 1, international travelers leaving India will enjoy a more efficient immigration process as boarding pass stamping will...
- Trump administration's visa pause for 75 countries struck down by US courtA US federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s suspension of immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries, ruling it violat...
- India to scrap boarding pass stamping for international flyers from Sept 1Physical boarding passes will no longer require stamping at Indian airports. Passengers must present e-boarding passes on smartphones for i...
- US judge strikes down Trump policy suspending immigrant visas for 75 countriesA U.S. judge invalidated a Trump administration policy that suspended immigrant visas. This policy had targeted applicants from seventy-fiv...
- South Africa adds R500 processing fee to ETA system; here’s what travellers will paySouth Africa has introduced a R500 processing fee for applications made through its Electronic Travel Authorisation system. While the digit...
- US green card rules change from September 18: What applicants need to knowThe US will change its public charge assessment for certain green card applicants from September 18. USCIS officers will consider factors i...
- Indian-origin grandma with Green Card detained after living 30 years in US: No criminal record, daughter is immigration lawyerVenkata Vasamsetty, a Green Card holder, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She had previously won an immigration cour...
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