indica News Bureau – The waiting tenure for green card applicants in the EB-5 visa category could extend to seven years in 2019, a top honcho with a US-based financial services provider has said. The federal visa program recently received an extension until December 21 from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), as […]
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Narrative about India and H1-B visas has to be changed first: Nasscom
indica News Bureau – Indian IT industry apex body Nasscom is working hard to change the narrative that Indians grab all the H1-B visas, by presenting facts about the kind of value and capabilities Indians add to US enterprises, thus making them more competitive. In an interview with leading business newspaper The Mint, top […]
Top US court to hear lawsuit against H-4 visa holders
indica News Bureau – Hope seems to flicker for some 100,000 Indian spouses of H-1B visa holders with the US Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, agreeing to hear a lawsuit challenging their work authorization. A group called ‘Save Jobs USA’ took the matter to the appeals court after a district court upheld the Barack […]
H-1B visa overhaul favors the ‘most-skilled’
indica Washington Bureau – In a move that will filter out more bachelor’s degree holders from the H-1B program, the Trump administration has proposed a change in the visa application process that will award visa only to the most meritorious and highest paid foreign workers. Under the new merit-based system, the US Citizenship and […]
Trump admin says will revoke work permits to H4 visa holders
“Unfortunately, the Government of India cannot control how other governments deal with their laws. They can just appeal on behalf of the people who are impacted” indica News Bureau The Trump administration has told a federal court that it plans to revoke work permits to H-4 visa holders – a significant majority of […]