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19 Dec 2024

US To Streamline H-1B Visa Process, Shorten Wait Times For Indians In 2025

Alongside the changes to the visa appointment system, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is implementing new regulations for the H-1B visa program

14 Aug 2024

Ram Lalla Sculptor Arun Yogiraj Denied US Visa: Reports

Yogiraj and his family applied to attend the World Kannada Conference-2024, organized by the Association of Kannada Kootas of America in Richmond, Virginia.

H1-B visa programme

24 Oct 2023

US Unveils H-1B Visa Reforms Amid Backlash, Will Indians Benifit From It?

The H-1B visa programme is mainly used by the tech industry, with Amazon topping the list of approved petitions in FY 2021, followed by Google, IBM, and Microsoft.

10 Nov 2022

'India is number one priority': US visa processing time to become shorter

The plan is to issue around one lakh visas every month, a senior official of the US embassy said.

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04 Aug 2022

Florida leg of T20 series to go ahead as India and WI teams get US visas

Among those who attended the US embassy interviews at Guyana were Team India skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid.

04 Dec 2020

Mike Pompeo slaps visa restrictions on Chinese accused of quashing dissent

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that he had imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials and others for these reasons. He added that restrictions were imposed on those who have used or threatened to use violence, the release of private information or other coercive tactics to intimidate critics.

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15 Jul 2020

US imposes sanctions on certain employees of Chinese firms including Huawei

We have been especially vocal about the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights abuses, which rank among the worst in the world, the statement said Certain Huawei employees provide material support to the CCP regime that commits human rights abuses Telecommunications companies around the world should consider themselves on notice: If they are doing business with Huawei

12 Jul 2020

Indian students concerned about deportation as US announces new visa rules

In a move that is expected to adversely impact thousands of Indian students, the US immigration authority has announced that foreign students will have to leave the country or risk deportation if their universities switch to online-only classes in this fall semester due to the coronavirus pandemic.

24 Jan 2020

New US visa rule: Trump administration steps up scrutiny of pregnant applicant

Under the State Department regulation, pregnant women applying for visitor visas could be required to prove they have a specific reason for travel beyond giving birth.

02 Jun 2019

Submit social media details of last five years to get US visa, say new rules

Certain diplomatic and official visa applicants will be exempt from the stringent new measures but people travelling to the US to work or to study will have to hand over their information.

27 Apr 2019

US may deny visas to Pak citizens

The US has imposed sanctions on Pakistan after Islamabad refused to take back its citizen deportees and visa over-stayers from America, warning that it may withhold visas of Pakistanis beginning from its senior officials.

06 Mar 2019

United States cuts visa duration for Pakistani nationals to 3 months

Additionally, the visas fees and duration has been revised.

17 Jan 2019

'H-1B holders often placed in poor working conditions, vulnerable to abuse'

The report by US think tank comes days after US President Donald Trump said he is soon coming out with reforms that will give H-1B visa holders certainty to stay in America.

16 Jan 2019

New H1-B visa rule will adversely impact IT companies

In December 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed reversing the process for H1-B selection favouring advance degree holders.

01 Dec 2018

US proposes changes to H1B visas, to be given to most skilled foreign workers

The H1-B visa has an annual numerical limit cap of 65,000 visas each fiscal year as mandated by the Congress.

09 Nov 2018

‘Dramatic increase in H1B visas being held up by US immigration department’

A coalition of American employers representing top IT companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft has alleged that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services is acting outside of its own regulations.

02 Nov 2018

US makes H-1B visa rules tougher; Indian IT professionals to be hit

The Trump administration has introduced a new set of stringent provisions to the H-1B labour application process.

23 Oct 2018

TCS among top 10 firms to get foreign labour certification for H-1B visas

The H-1B visas are the most sought-after among Indian IT professionals.

US Citizenship and Immigration Services

07 Apr 2018

65,000 cap for H-1B visa reached, lottery soon to decide who will work in US

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

03 Apr 2018

Indian companies dramatically reduced H1B visa filing: US media

The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.

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