A new reality dawns on the Dubai skylineDubai’s real estate sector is currently navigating through turbulent waters due to geopolitical upheavals. Interest from entry-level buyers...
04 Apr, 2026, 10.56 AM IST
US Government Shutdown ends: 6 facts all Americans must knowUS government shutdown is over after a record 43 days. 750,000 federal workers return to work with back pay. Key services, from flight cont...
14 Nov, 2025, 05.24 PM IST
Delays & disruption: H-1B anxiety builds up amid US shutdownStalled visa applications and frozen hiring plans have exacerbated the crisis that erupted after the Donald Trump administration began tigh...
31 Oct, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
US visa squeeze hits Indians; Kiranas, Q-comm go lean before GST 2.0US visas will become harder for Indians as the Trump administration shuts down a popular fast-track route. This and more in today’s ETtech ...
08 Sep, 2025, 07.42 PM IST
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...
09 Jul, 2025, 08.11 PM IST
As US visa options shrink, Indian families turn to EB-5 for security and mobilityIndian interest in the U.S. EB-5 Investor Program has surged, evolving from curiosity to strategic commitment. Amid visa uncertainties and ...
16 May, 2025, 02.04 PM IST
Canada cracks down on foreign workers, international students & tourists with record rejectionsCanada is rejecting foreign workers, students, and tourists at record rates, with 2.35 million temporary resident applications denied in 20...
27 Mar, 2025, 11.14 AM IST
Pay-to-stay: Is Trump slowly shifting US immigration from merit to money?President Trump's introduction of the 'Gold Card' visa, requiring a $5 million investment for US residency, may drastically alter the immig...
28 Feb, 2025, 02.39 PM IST
Have a few hundred thousand dollars lying around? Here are the Golden Visas you can getGolden visa and passport programs offer residency or citizenship through investment, attracting global interest, including from Indian appl...
28 Feb, 2025, 10.42 AM IST
Difference between expedited EB5 visa vs rural/usual EB5 visaThe U.S. EB-5 investor visa program offers an opportunity for eligible investors and their families to obtain U.S. permanent residency. How...
13 Nov, 2023, 09.48 AM IST
How India-Canada diplomatic standoff can impact Canadian interestsThe diplomatic tensions between India and Canada have escalated, with Canada removing 41 diplomats and their dependents from India. This mo...
20 Oct, 2023, 06.27 PM IST
Immigration lawsuits continue well into Joe Biden termIn what comes as a surprise to many, lawsuits challenging processing delays, travel bans, and proposed changes in the H-1B work visa progra...
07 Jun, 2021, 05.21 PM IST
Biden promises to reform H-1B visa system, eliminate country quota for Green CardsThe H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical...
15 Aug, 2020, 10.17 PM IST
Will end the freeze on green cards, oppose suspension of H-1B visas: Democratic PartyGreen Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants to the US as evidence that the bearer has bee...
05 Aug, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
Already waiting for several years for green cards: Indians after Trump’s new restrictionsThousands of Indians in the US are waiting for decades for the adjustment of their H-1B visas to green cards. Many of us will probably not ...
23 Apr, 2020, 12.19 PM IST
UK Border Agency to be scrapped: Theresa MayThe "troubled" UK Border Agency is to be scrapped and split into two parts reporting directly to the Home Office, British Home Secretary Th...
27 Mar, 2013, 01.52 AM IST
Microsoft proposes over Rs 5 lakh fee for new category of H1B visaGiven that Indian techies grab the maximum number of H-1B visas, such a proposal if accepted by the Congress would hit the Indian IT cos th...
01 Oct, 2012, 04.01 PM IST