A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants to the US as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently. Our Bureau Washington The long and agonizing wait...
Our Bureau New Delhi US Embassy in India plans to open the next batch of student visas in the next couple of weeks and hopes to issue more visas this year than before, announced Mr Eric Garcetti, the US Ambassador...
Our BureauWashington The ruling Democratic party introduced a Citizenship Act which among other things seeks to eliminate the country-quota for green cards and make changes in the H-1B visa system. ruling Democratic party Wednesday introduced a Citizenship Act which among...
While overturning the ban issued by the Trump administration, Biden said that the ban prevented families from reuniting in the United States and harmed US businesses. US President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a proclamation issued by former President Donald...
On Monday, the Biden administration announced another reversal of the Trump administration policy as it reverted to the 2008 civics test module to make the path to US citizenship more accessible. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced...
Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Friday hailed the legislative move to remove the country quota for employment-based green card highlighting that these reforms will help the United States to retain top talent from across the globe while growing the...
The Biden administration introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill in Congress on February 18. The bill aims to allow more permanent immigrant status or green cards for professionals, which could greatly benefit Indian professionals. The bill titled the US Citizenship...
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said that it has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa US advanced degree exemption, known as...
On Thursday, an immigration advocacy group representing Indian Americans, Immigration Voice requested the Biden administration not to issue the H1-B work visas to anyone born in India, till the removal of discriminatory country-cap on green card or permanent legal residency....
On Thursday, in the Parliament, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the Indian government is “closely engaged” with the US Department of State over the suspension of the H-1B visas issue. In the parliament, MEA said that the...
