US CITIZENSHIP

View: India’s investment migration market is growing, with more smart destinations to choose from

The concept of an alternative residency as a means of hedging one’s sovereign risk is new in India. While India is an exciting destination ...

Joe Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Monday that it is reverting to the 2008 version of the naturalisation civics t...

Biden admn introduces ambitious immigration bill in Congress; Indian IT professionals to be benefited

The bill, if passed by both the chambers of the Congress - House of Representatives and the Senate - and signed into law by President Joe B...

US reaches H-1B visa cap for 2021

H-1B is a non-immigrant visa that allows the US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or t...

Biden to present US Citizenship Bill in Senate on Thursday; Indians in Green card queue could benefit

The Bill aims to increase the overall quota for employment based green cards from 140,000 to 170, 000 annually, a move that would be benefi...

Path to citizenship in new Democratic immigration bill

The legislation reflects the broad priorities for immigration changes that Biden laid out on his first day in office, including an increase...

Will Indians soon see light at the end of the long Green Card tunnel?

The green card backlog touched 800,000 in 2019, with over 60% of these being Indians. On Dec. 2, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed a legislation...

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar recognised as Global Citizenship Ambassador by US university

Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar has been recognised as a Global Citizenship Ambassador by a prominent American university in re...

Joe Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants

The legislation puts Biden on track to deliver on a major campaign promise important to Latino voters and other immigrant communities after...

Joe Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants

President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year pat...

Over 8,00,000 Indian nationals in green card backlog in US

Indian employer-sponsored applicants face an eight-decade wait for green cards, and nearly 200,000 will die before they can even theoretica...

New test for American citizenship test tougher, has a political tilt say immigration experts

The immigration agency states that the revised test includes more questions that test the applicant’s understanding of US history and civic...

Federal court allows Trump administration to implement immigration rule during appeal

Under the Trump administration rule, officials can deny permanent residency to legal immigrants over their use of food stamps, Medicaid or ...

Indian applicants rush to downgrade applications for path to faster green card

The downgrade petition comes with its own risks as preference is given to applicants under higher categories, but many are willing to take ...

India world No. 2 in migration to OECD nations, getting citizenships

While China continued to retain its top slot as the largest source country, India replaced Romania to emerge as the second largest source. ...

Premium processing of H-1B visa gets more expensive, scope expanded to cover various other visas

The US Senate has passed a continuing resolution bill, to avert an October 1 shutdown and fund the government until December 11. The Bill –...

People are giving up US citizenship in record numbers, data reveals

The surge in the number of people leaving America could be a function of President Trump's activities, "how the coronavirus pandemic is bei...