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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...

10 Feb 2018 3:19 AM IST

Time to end the visa lottery. Congress must secure the immigration system and protect Americans, Trump tweeted. (Photo: AFP)

Ending merit-based immigration will end green card backlog: US

Indian-Americans are highly skilled and come to the US mainly on H-1B work visas are the worst sufferers of the current...

9 Feb 2018 5:28 PM IST

The American Consul General was responding to a query regarding concerns over changes in the H-1B visa programme. (Representational image: file)

Reconsider decision on H-4 visas, US lawmakers ask Trump...

The lawmakers asserted that the existing H-4 rule was a matter of both economic competitiveness and maintaining family...

30 April 2018 3:28 PM IST

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)

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 1:28 PM IST

The American Consul General was responding to a query regarding concerns over changes in the H-1B visa programme. (Representational image: file)

US tech firms mop up more number of H-1B visas

Firms with higher R&D spend likely to get more approval.

28 April 2018 3:03 AM IST

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)

H-1B visa cap reached for fiscal year 2019: US Immigration Services

The USCIS would conduct a lottery to decide successful applicants for the work visa popular among Indian IT...

7 April 2018 7:50 AM IST

The bill also proposes to enables F 1 student visa holders to seek permanent resident status while a student or during Optional Practical Training (OPT). (Photo ;PTI | Representational)

Indian companies have dramatically reduced H-1B visa filing: US daily

Owing to Trump administration's hardline anti-immigration stance, foreign nationals are reluctant to work for US-based...

3 April 2018 2:40 PM IST

The American Consul General was responding to a query regarding concerns over changes in the H-1B visa programme. (Representational image: file)

H-1B application process to begin tomorrow; Indian firms likely to...

On an average, Indian firms are required to pay USD 6,000 to the federal government per H-1B application.

1 April 2018 12:37 PM IST

A legislation, calling for increasing the minimum salaries of H1-B visa holders to $130,000, was introduced in the US House of Representatives.

US ban on spouses' work visa may hurt H1-B holders: Research

Rules for H-1B visas permitting foreign workers to work in US for many years are being stricken by Trump administration.

2 July 2018 5:18 PM IST

Intra-day, Infosys share price rose by 2.4 per cent to Rs 945.85. (Photo: PTI)

Infosys to pay USD 800,000 to settle case with California Attorney...

Fine will be paid to settle allegations of misclassification of foreign workers and tax fraud, officials said.

18 Dec 2019 4:44 PM IST

In April 2018, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it had received 1,90,000 H-1B visa petitions.

US says applications for H-1B visa to be accepted from April 1, 2020

Companies applying for H-1B visas for foreign workers for fiscal year 2021 would have to register online and pay a...

7 Dec 2019 11:53 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a USD 716 billion defense policy bill named for Senator John McCain Monday, in Fort Drum, New York on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Trump says he wants people to come to the US legally

President Donald Trump has said he wants immigrants to come to the US legally and through a system.

26 Jan 2019 2:11 PM IST