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Lawsuit against H-4 visa authorisation restarts as US court revives...

H-4 visas are issued to the spouses of H-1B visa holders, a significantly large number of whom are high-skilled...

19 Dec 2018 1:40 PM IST

Ramamoorthy was convicted in August after a five-day trial that was conducted before United States District Judge Terrence Berg. (Photo: YouTube)

Indian techie in US sentenced to 9 years for sexual assault inside...

Ramamoorthy, 35, who came to the US on a H-1B visa in 2015, will be deported after he serves his sentence, federal court...

14 Dec 2018 9:45 AM IST

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

No decision about H4 visas is final until rulemaking process is...

The Trump administration is planning to revoke a rule that makes spouses of thousands of immigrant workers eligible to...

19 May 2018 1:07 PM IST

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

Over 74 per cent H-1B visas given to Indians in last 2 years: US

China with a little over nine per cent, comes a distant second after India in terms of number of H-1B visas.

8 May 2018 8:53 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)

US want visa applicants to submit phone, email, social media details

The State Department estimates that the new visa forms would affect 710,000 immigrant and 14 million non-immigrant visa...

30 March 2018 2:16 PM IST

The current wait period for Indian skilled immigrants for green card can be as long as 70 years. (Photo: AP | Representational)

More than three-fourths of green card waiting list comprise of...

As of May 2018, there were 395,025 foreign nationals waiting for Green Card under the employment-based preference...

7 Jun 2018 3:15 PM IST

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

Weak rupee helps IT cos beat visa issues

While US growth continued to linger in mid single digits, Europe was the key driver clocking 17 per cent YoY growth.

6 Aug 2018 12:09 AM IST

Trump says of Germany: Were supposed to protect you against Russia and yet you make this deal with Russia. (Photo: AP)

Will end work permits for families of H-1B visa holders in 3 months:...

Department of Homeland Security said new rule would be submitted to Office of Management of Budget, White House, within...

22 Sept 2018 9:34 AM IST

The move comes days after the Public Broadcasting Service aired a documentary on H-1B visa programme that allows skilled workers from countries like India to fill high-tech jobs in the US. (Photo: DC/File)

21 lakh Indian IT professionals applied for H-1B visa in 11 years:...

USCIS received 3.4 million (34 lakh) H-1B visas applications, of which people from India accounted for 21 lakh.

1 Aug 2017 12:10 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman

India has taken up visa issue with US: Nirmala Sitharaman

US has not made any comprehensive changes to the work visa programmes including H-1B visas so far.

17 July 2017 7:39 PM IST

For Indian IT firms like TCS, Infosys and Wipro, which employ large number of H-1B holders, the move signals longer wait for visa approvals.

Legislative change needed to stop firms from using H-1B visas to...

Congress has a key role to play when it comes to protecting American workers, Acting Labour Secy said.

6 May 2017 2:36 PM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stands with Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the State Department in Washington. (Photo: AP)

H-1B visa reform to be part of immigration package: US tells India

The assurance came amid reported moves by Trump admin to bring out an executive order to curtail use of H-1B visas.

4 March 2017 11:19 AM IST