VISA AND IMMIGRATION
US proposes legislation to ease citizenship for immigrant childrenThe American Dream and Promise Act, 2021, introduced on Wednesday by Lucille Roybal-Allard, Nydia Velazquez and Yvette Clark, could help ne...
- H-1B visa overhaul will struggle if immigration bill is broken up
Tech leaders like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai want Congress to expand and update the H-1B visa system since deman...
- Joe Biden admin 'undecided' on ending Trump-era H-1B visa ban
In January, the then President Trump had extended the ban on issuing of new H-1B visas till March 31 arguing that the country is having a v...
- Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to US
Former President Donald Trump last spring halted the issuance of green cards until the end of 2020 in the name of protecting the coronaviru...
- 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...
- Higher wage rule could price out immigrant workers in the US if implemented: NFAP
The rule had been published in January, but the implementation has been delayed to allow the new administration to review it. The rule, whi...
- Will the petition against H-1B visas harm you this year?
Biden’s administration will do what is good for the US. That is to be expected. It is obvious that the administration is inclined to take a...
- Immigration experts question demand to restrict issue of fresh H-1B visas
The Indian American lobby group has urged the administration of US President Joe Biden to not issue new H-1B visas to those Indian national...
- Joe Biden eyes more foreign workers while skirting H-1B visa uproar
The sweeping proposal Biden sent to Congress on his first day in office drew quick Republican opposition over its centerpiece: a faster pat...
- Biden rescinds Trump memo denying H-1B visa to programmers
In Financial Year 2020, "computer programmer" was among the Top 10 occupational roles for which an H-1B/H-1B1/E3 petition had been filed.
- India engaged with US on extension of H-1B ban: Ministry of External Affairs
Last month, outgoing US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation where he extended the restrictions entry of immigrants and non-immigra...
- Lawsuit now covers H-1B petitions for market research analyst positions filed by US businesses
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical ...
- Silicon Valley looking forward for Joe Biden to reverse Donald Trump's immigration rules
The Trump administration had announced new immigration rules last month designed to make it more difficult for skilled workers to acquire v...
- Stakeholders are optimistic of easier visa rules under Biden. The big question now is, when?
Every year, Indians get a bulk of those US visas issued under four categories: H1B, issued to high skilled workers; H4, used by families of...
- Pro-immigration regime may be more balanced
While Biden has spoken up against the changes introduced to the visa policy by the Trump administration and is expected to reverse those, h...
- Biden and immigration policies
- 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 ...
- Trump administration proposes to scrap computerised lottery system to select H-1B visas
Quite a few H-1B visas are allotted to employees of India-centric IT companies and a wage level-based selection could significantly increas...
- Trump's executive order on visas for foreign workers cost USD 100 billion, claims think tank
The executive order signed by Trump on June 22, that had temporarily banned issuing fresh H-1B and L-1 visas till December 31, caused a neg...
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