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Google fights to protect work status for spouses of H-1B visa holders

VeenaMay 17, 2021May 17, 2021

by VeenaMay 17, 2021May 17, 202101964

Cover photo credit: Screengrab from WeAreDreamersToo Campaign’s YouTube video. Image shown for representational purpose only. San Francisco, May 15 (IANS) Google has filed a legal brief with over 40 companies including Apple,

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Biden wants immigration reform to speed up green cards

VeenaMarch 25, 2021March 25, 2021

by VeenaMarch 25, 2021March 25, 202102298

New York, March 25 (IANS) US President Joe Biden wants Congress to act on an immigration reform that it would allow Indian doctors and other professionals

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After lifting green card, visa ban, Biden to ensure high-skill immigration

VeenaFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021

by VeenaFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 202102607

New York, Feb 26 (IANS) President Joe Biden, who has ordered an end to his predecessor Donald Trump’s ban on issuing green cards and work visas,

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Immigration reform bill lands in Congress; will cut green card wait

VeenaFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

by VeenaFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 202102503

New York, Feb 19 (IANS) Democrats introduced on Thursday a comprehensive immigration reform bill that wants to allow more permanent immigrant status or green cards for

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Huge relief for spouses of H1B workers, Biden nixes Trump plan to end H4 work permits

VeenaJanuary 27, 2021January 27, 2021

by VeenaJanuary 27, 2021January 27, 202103282

New York, Jan 27 (IANS) “Withdrawn”. A single word on a thick bureaucratic file on the seventh day of the Biden administration delivered a huge win

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Make or break moment for Indians in Green Card queue as stimulus bill nears closure

VeenaDecember 17, 2020December 17, 2020

by VeenaDecember 17, 2020December 17, 202002611

New York, Dec 17 (IANS) It’s a make or break moment for Indians stuck in decades-long lines for US permanent residency. Congressional negotiators are on the

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Senate passes bill to clear epic Green Card backlog

VeenaDecember 4, 2020December 4, 2020

by VeenaDecember 4, 2020December 4, 202003107

New York, Dec 4 (IANS) After more than a year of intense political tangling, the US Senate has passed a bill that lifts the existing per-country

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US proposes giving H1-B to those with top salary offers, scrapping lottery

VeenaOctober 30, 2020October 30, 2020

by VeenaOctober 30, 2020October 30, 202002838

New York, Oct 29 (IANS) The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced plans to scrap the lottery for awarding H1-B professional visas and replacing

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