Canada seeks skilled workers in healthcare, STEM, trades via Express EntryCanada seeks skilled professionals through its Express Entry immigration system. The nation aims to boost its economy and address labor sho...
28 Aug, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
Nearly 1 million Indians stuck in US green card queue—some may have to wait 179 yearsNearly one million Indians are stuck in the US employment-based green card backlog, accounting for 79% of those waiting in the first three ...
28 Aug, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
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...
27 Aug, 2026, 06.36 AM IST
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...
26 Aug, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
Trump’s immigrant visa pause: Can Indian applicants see the US green card queue move back?The US pause on immigrant visa interviews could add delays for Indians already stuck in long green card queues. Priority dates will not aut...
26 Aug, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
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...
26 Aug, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
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 ...
26 Aug, 2026, 09.39 AM IST
What are H-1B visas for skilled workers and what changes loom?Recent proposals from the US administration indicate a sharp rise in H-1B visa fees, which could challenge employers, especially in tech an...
26 Aug, 2026, 07.38 AM IST
Indian IT firms reduced H-1B dependency in last five years: NasscomIndian IT companies have invested $1.1 billion in the US over five years to build the local science, technology, engineering and maths (STE...
26 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Canada is not just challenging the US on trade – it wants its immigrants tooCanada is fighting Donald Trump on two fronts: retaliating against US tariffs while courting skilled workers affected by his immigration cr...
25 Aug, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
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...
25 Aug, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Trump’s new H-1B fee could make it harder for foreign students to stay in US after graduationThe Trump administration has proposed a $103,265 fee on employers filing new cap-subject H-1B petitions, including for foreign students alr...
25 Aug, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
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....
25 Aug, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
H-1B visa fees likely to be increased to more than $100,000 by US govt. Who will be affected?The Trump administration is proposing a $103,265 fee for H-1B petitions for workers hired within the US, adding a major cost for employers ...
25 Aug, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
US moves to impose more than $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visasThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to raise the H-1B visa fee to $103,265, according to a notice posted in the Federal Register...
24 Aug, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
US Visa Bulletin September 2026: Big green card relief for Indians as family visa dates make major gainsIndia’s green card waitlist saw significant movement in several family-sponsored categories in the September 2026 Visa Bulletin, including ...
22 Aug, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Rick Jackson linked to $3 million settlement involving thousands of immigrant nursesRick Jackson's company, Avant Healthcare Professionals, settled a lawsuit for three million dollars. Thousands of foreign-born nurses accus...
20 Aug, 2026, 08.31 PM IST