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US reaches EB-5 visa limit for Indian applicants, new issuances paused until OctoberThe US has exhausted its FY2026 EB-5 unreserved immigrant visas for Indian applicants, halting further issuances until October 1, 2026. Thi...- H-1B chill sets in; Flipkart doubles down on ShopsyUS demand for H-1B visas has slumped to a seven-year low amid steeper costs and Trump-era policy shifts. This and more in today’s ETtech To...
- US judge rejects Trump administration's halt on immigration applicationsA federal judge has ruled that policies making it harder for individuals from countries on President Trump's travel ban list to obtain gree...
- Trump administration pauses Diversity Visa Lottery after Brown University shooting suspect entered US through programHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the suspension of the diversity visa lottery program following a deadly shooting. The acc...
- USCIS sets up new vetting center for enhanced security checks on foreign nationalsUSCIS has established a new Vetting Center in Atlanta to enhance security screening of foreign nationals, aiming to identify potential thre...
- 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...
- US Department of Labor resumes processing of LCAs for H-1B and PERM applicationsThe Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system is now operational, resuming processing for employer requests for...
- $100K H-1B fee explained: Who pays, who’s exempt, and how it affects employersA significant new government fee of $100,000 has been introduced for certain new H-1B visa applications. This measure aims to safeguard dom...
- $100K H-1B visa fee disrupts Telugu graduates' career plans, marriages, faithSome estimates suggest that 10–15% of all H-1B visas are filled by applicants from the twin Telugu states, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Wi...
- US puts another Green Card route on hold till October 1The US State Department confirms EB-3 and EW visa categories have reached their annual limits for fiscal year 2025, following similar annou...
- US Green Card chaos: Immigration backlog hits record 11.3 million - thousands left in limboGreen card delays and visa backlog 2025 have hit record highs as USCIS backlog crosses 11.3 million pending cases, creating massive wait ti...
- Raghuram Rajan warns US risks future by curbing foreign studentsFormer Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has warned that U.S. policies threatening the flow of international students could har...
- Green card pause for refugees, asylees: How long is the wait and what will be the processing time; all your questions answeredDHS green card pause has left thousands of refugees and asylees in legal uncertainty. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)...
- Trump pauses some Green Card applications in a bid to boost vettingThe Trump administration has paused the processing of green card applications for certain immigrants, including approved refugees, to condu...
- 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...
- What the future of the US EB-5 Green Card looks likeA proposed law includes an EB-5 investor immigration component to renew the Regional Center EB-5 program. There is speculation that a sum o...
- EB-5 investor programme on pause as deadline to re-authorise it endsUnder the EB-5 regional centre programme, applicants can invest $500,000 or $1 million in specific projects in order to be eligible for per...
- New executive plan? Donald Trump offers confusion, contradictions on immigration orderThe latest confusion about Trump's thinking started with a Telemundo interview earlier this month in which the president said he would soon...
- ‘Processing time for H-1B applications has risen by 169% over past 4 years’Processing time for workvisas, work permits (such as those required by eligible spouses of H-1B workers) and other immigration related bene...
- US stays policy to deport ‘out-of-status’ foreignersAn H-1B holder can live and work in the US for up to 240 days while the application for visa extension is pending, provided it was filed be...
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