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US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters. (Photo: AP)

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Trump plans to cancel Green Card lottery programme in lieu of...

The 1990 diversity visa programme gives green card to people from countries from where they normally don't have...

2 Nov 2017 9:33 AM GMT

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Anything for love

In his thoughtful biography, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reveals how he surrendered his green card for his newly-wed...

27 Sep 2017 7:28 PM GMT

Pew said from fiscal 2010 to 2014, about 36 per cent of employment-related Green cards more than 222,000 were granted to H-1B visa holders. (Photo: AFP)

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Over 60 thousand Indians received Green Cards in 2017: DHS

Out of the over 600,000 Indians waiting for the most sought-after Green Card, only 60,394 have received it in 2017.

18 Oct 2018 1:50 PM GMT

I told them (troops) consider it (a rock) a rifle. When they throw rocks like they did at the Mexican military and police, I say consider it a rifle. Trump told journalists. (Photo: AFP)

India

Trump shows sympathy for those awaiting green cards, says they'll...

As per official estimates, over 600,000 Indians in the US are waiting to receive green cards, which is step short of...

2 Nov 2018 9:47 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump shows a signed Presidential Memorandum after delivering a statement on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

India

Trump shows sympathy for those waiting for green cards, says they'll...

As per official estimates, over 600,000 Indians in the US are waiting to receive green cards, which is step short of...

2 Nov 2018 12:08 PM GMT

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Indian techies hopeful: Bill to up Green Card grant tabled in US House

The bill seeks to increase the allotment of Green Cards from the current 1,20,000 to 1,75,000 per annum.

11 Jan 2018 8:45 AM GMT

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US initiative to end green card backlog

The White House said Trump favoured a merit-based immigration system, which attracts the best and the brightest from...

9 Feb 2018 9:49 PM GMT

President Donald Trumps plan for a merit-based immigration system will - among other things - end chain migration and diversity lottery visa. (Photo: File)

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Indian-Americans rally to support Trump's merit-based immigration plan

This was one of the rare pro-Trump immigration rallies at the White House.

4 Feb 2018 6:09 AM GMT

The H-1B programme offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers. (Photo: Representational | File)

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Amid H-1B row, Indian-origin man jailed for wire, visa fraud in US

The man collected over USD 450,000 in illegal filing fees and related expenses from more than 100 fraudulent visas.

28 April 2018 7:58 AM GMT

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More than 227K Indians waiting for family-sponsored US Green Card

President Donald Trump is against such a provision which he calls as chain immigration and wants to abolish this.

28 Nov 2019 4:12 AM GMT

$\We discriminate against genius. We discriminate against brilliance. We wont anymore once we get this past.\ Trump said (Photo:AP)$ World

Trump rolls out better green card plan, to benefit skilled Indians

The immigration reform proposals significantly increase the quota for skilled workers from existing nearly 12 per cent...

17 May 2019 6:30 AM GMT

The team found that Mr Qumesh and Mr Junid were running a fake visa company for the last 10 years.(Representational image)

Business

Indian green card aspirants may benefit as Trump has a new immigration...

The new policy calls for issuing more than half of the green cards to those based on employment or skills.

16 May 2019 5:23 AM GMT