After lifting green card, visa ban, Biden to ensure high-skill immigration
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,
Immigration
Immigration reform bill lands in Congress; will cut green card wait
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
Huge relief for spouses of H1B workers, Biden nixes Trump plan to end H4 work permits
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) “Withdrawn”.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
Make or break moment for Indians in Green Card queue as stimulus bill nears closure
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
Senate passes bill to clear epic Green Card backlog
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
US proposes giving H1-B to those with top salary offers, scrapping lottery
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
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump ban on work visas
New York, Oct 3 (IANS) A federal judge has temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump’s ban on issuing work visas saying such “a radical change in
Green card wait time for Indians can go to 450 years by 2030, says Senator Mike Lee
New York, July 23 (IANS) The wait time for green cards for Indians professionals stuck in the “awful, hellish green card backlog” could go up from
Trump freezes H-1B visas; revamp plans may hit Indian outplacement firms
BY ARUL LOUIS New York, June 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has suspended till the end of the year the H-1B visas prized by Indian
Trump administration considering suspending H-1B visas: Report
New York, June 12 (IANS) A proposal to suspend H-1B and other temporary employment visas is under consideration by officials, but US President Donald Trump has