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It took them six months to prepare, often working seven days a week, as they constructed a robot that sorts balls, has the ability to recognize orange and blue colors, and can move objects to put them in their correct places. (Photo: AP)

Denied visa, Afghan girls now allowed in US for robotics contest

The US State Department had declined to comment on why the Afghan team's visa applications were denied.

13 July 2017 4:47 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.

US visa may go via social media past

Govt plans rigorous vetting process to check travel history.

7 May 2017 12:42 AM 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

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It's never a good idea to seal borders off to ideas

The courts allow the government considerable latitude in matters of national security and in the admission and expulsion...

5 March 2017 7:31 AM IST

Exposure to highly idealized representations of peers lives on social media sites may make a person feel isolated. (Photo: Pixabay)

US visa applicants asked for social media IDs as part of new security...

Earlier on March 6, Trump vowed to tighten controls on who can enter the US to better the search for extremists who...

3 Jun 2017 11:15 AM 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.

Trump admin's tougher procedure for visa applicants includes social...

Critics argued that the new questions would be overly burdensome, lead to long delays in processing.

1 Jun 2017 2:14 PM IST

Trump reportedly even revealed the city in which the intelligence was gathered -- something seen as problematic, as it could allow Moscow to identify the partner nation. (Photo: AP)

New US visa rules for 6 Muslim nations, refugees must prove close'...

The move comes after the Supreme Court partially restored Trump's executive order, widely criticised as a ban on...

29 Jun 2017 8:44 AM IST

In New York and Massachusetts, federal judges ordered CBP officers not to detain or deport travellers who had previously been authorized to enter the United States. (Photo: Representational Image)

US revokes 100,000 visas post Trump's executive orders

Trump signed executive orders on immigration that banned people from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the...

4 Feb 2017 9:24 AM IST

Fridays ruling was not the first to challenge the travel ban, but it was the most sweeping as it effectively vacated the main tenets of the order. (Photo: AFP)

In severe legal blow, judge blocks Donald Trump travel ban

The order technically means that anyone with a valid visa must be allowed entry into the country by Customs and Border...

4 Feb 2017 8:15 AM IST

The donation has been made to American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that has reportedly raised more than USD 24 million in online donations in the past few days. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Twitter CEO, staff donate USD 1.5 million to fight Trump visa ban

Donald Trump temporarily banned refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim majority countries.

3 Feb 2017 1:28 PM IST

Kelly told Congress that the measure was one of several being considered to vet refugees and visa applicants from seven Muslim-majority countries. (Photo: Representational Image)

US might ask visa applicants for social media passwords

If they don't want to cooperate, then they don't come in to the United States, US Homeland Security Secretary has said.

9 Feb 2017 6:35 PM IST

These programmes have no salary limits and there are no numerical limits on L visas. (Representational Image)

Parole to help Indians set up business in US

Immigration reform is a central tenet of Trump's push for companies to invest and hire more in the US.

8 Feb 2017 6:21 AM IST