The application for the H-1B visa increases from USD 460 to USD 780, and L-1 from USD 460 to USD 1,385
05 Jan 2023 1:00 PM
The move announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday will go into effect from May 4, 2022
04 May 2022 10:27 AM
Parents will not be allowed to accompany the students to the US to help them settle as tourist (B1/B2) visas are still not being issued
14 Jun 2021 8:34 AM
There were more than 1 million international students in US for 2018-19 academic year, according to the Institute of International Education
25 Jul 2020 8:56 AM
US immigration authority said that foreign students will have to leave or risk deportation if their universities switch to online classes
12 Jul 2020 3:41 PM
US President Donald Trump had on Tuesday suspended the H1B visas till the end of the year.
26 Jun 2020 1:26 AM
Some other types of foreign work visas were also suspended till the end of 2020 to protect US workers in a crucial election year.
24 Jun 2020 12:07 AM
According to the USCIS, Indians are the biggest beneficiaries of the H-1B visa programme.
15 Apr 2020 1:15 PM
The State Department did not name the Chinese officials affected by the visa clampdown.
09 Oct 2019 10:36 AM
Serious immigration consequences have been laid down for those who fake about their social media.
02 Jun 2019 10:17 AM
In relief to H-1B visa holders for now this will not be implemented for employment-based petitions, humanitarian applications and petitions.
27 Sep 2018 8:53 AM
The US State Department had declined to comment on why the Afghan team's visa applications were denied.
13 Jul 2017 4:47 PM
The move comes after the Supreme Court partially restored Trump's executive order, widely criticised as a ban on Muslims.
29 Jun 2017 8:44 AM
Earlier on March 6, Trump vowed to tighten controls on who can enter the US to better the search for extremists who might pose a threat.
03 Jun 2017 11:15 AM
Critics argued that the new questions would be overly burdensome, lead to long delays in processing.
01 Jun 2017 2:14 PM
Govt plans rigorous vetting process to check travel history.
07 May 2017 12:42 AM
The courts allow the government considerable latitude in matters of national security and in the admission and expulsion of foreigners.
05 Mar 2017 7:31 AM
The assurance came amid reported moves by Trump admin to bring out an executive order to curtail use of H-1B visas.
04 Mar 2017 11:19 AM
If they don't want to cooperate, then they don't come in to the United States, US Homeland Security Secretary has said.
09 Feb 2017 6:35 PM
Immigration reform is a central tenet of Trump’s push for companies to invest and hire more in the US.
08 Feb 2017 6:21 AM