An eminent Indian-American community leader from Silicon Valley has urged US lawmakers to remove the prevailing seven per cent cap on green cards, observing that the country-specific limit on the most sought-after residency document has created extensive backlogs. A...

In a big relief for foreign workers in the U.S. tech sector, a judge has ruled that spouses of H-1B visa holders can work in the United States. In the process, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissed a lawsuit filed by Save Jobs USA which had approached the court...

Almost a month after opening up visa slots for Indian citizens over the weekends, the United States has now announced that it will issue visas to one million Indians this year.“The US Mission has already processed more than two lakh applications at our Embassy and...

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest data shows Indians spent more than $1 billion monthly on average on international travelling during April-December 2022-23 period. The numbers are significantly higher than pre-Covid levels. The RBI data shows for...

In a move that could benefit tens of thousands of foreign tech workers on H-1B and L1 visas, the US is planning to resume "domestic visa revalidation" in certain categories on a pilot basis with the goal of scaling it up in the next few years.The pilot project, to be...

Amidst massive layoffs in the American tech sector that have resulted in a large number of Indian professionals being jobless, two Indian-American organisations have launched an online petition urging President Joe Biden to extend the grace period of H-1B visas...

The US has finally launched new initiatives to cut delays in visa processing in India. These include scheduling special interviews for first-time applicants and increasing the strength of consular staff in the country. The US embassy in Delhi and the consulates in...

The US embassy and its consulates in India have launched several new initiatives to cut wait time and increase visa processing across the country. The current wait-time for Indian visitors is 500-600 days. The US mission said its services in India had been hit by the...

US Visa application update: The US has announced plans to expand the premium processing of some of the important categories of green card applicants and some categories of visas, particularly those related to training of foreign students. US Citizenship and...

The US is making every effort to reduce the waiting time for a visa interview appointment in India, a top State Department official has said, asserting that the visa processing is recovering faster than projected and is expected to reach pre-pandemic levels over the...

The United States of America has long been hailed as a popular student destination owing to the reputation of its universities and the prestige attached to studying in them. The US is home to some of the best universities and colleges in the world. Students gain a...

The death of an Indian man who fell trying to climb a border wall into Texas has put a spotlight on illegal immigration from India to the US which has shown a sudden surge along the border with Mexico in the last two months. US Border Patrol caught 4,297 Indians...

Nonimmigrant workers who have lost jobs may have several options for remaining in the United States in a period of authorized stay based on existing rules and regulations, according to US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Regulations permit a discretionary...