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30 Jan 2022

H-1B visa registration for FY23 to begin in March, details here

Every year the US gives 65,000 H-1B visas open to all and 20,000 to those with advanced US degrees.

30 Jul 2021

Good news for Indians! US to conduct rare 2nd lottery for H-1B visa applicants

US will conduct a rare 2nd lottery for H-1B visa applicants It would provide another chance to hundreds of Indian IT professionals who could not make it in the first random selection

27 Sep 2018

US to deport foreigners no longer authorised to stay

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), tasked with granting visa or its extension to non-immigrants, said Wednesday they will start taking an incremental approach to implement the new rule from October 1.

16 Jun 2018

'Indians with advanced degree may have to wait 150 years for green card in US'

As of April 20, 2018, there were 632,219 Indian immigrants and their spouses and minor children waiting for green cards also known as legal permanent residency cards.

08 Jun 2018

Green card waiting list includes over three-fourths of Indians

India is followed by a distant second China, which currently has 67,031 Chinese waiting for the Green Card. Thereafter none of the other countries have more than 10,000 people waiting for Green Card.

25 Apr 2018

H1B approvals for Indian IT companies drop by 43% between 2015-17: Report

The top seven Indian-based companies received only 8,468 approved H-1B petitions for initial employment in FY 2017, a decline of 43 per cent for these companies since FY 2015, when it received 14,792 H-1B visas.

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07 Apr 2018

65,000 cap for H-1B visa reached, lottery soon to decide who will work in US

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.

21 Mar 2018

H-1B application process to begin from April 2; premium processing suspended

The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.

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12 Jul 2017

200 immigrants to be sworn in as US citizens at John F Kennedy library

Massachusetts US District Court Judge Dennis Saylor will preside over the naturalisation ceremony today afternoo

02 Jun 2017

US issues clarification on higher education H-1B exemption criteria

The US has said that in order to qualify for an H-1B numerical cap exemption based upon a master's or higher degree, the conferring institution must have qualified as a "United States institution of higher education" at the time the beneficiary's degree was earned.

19 Apr 2017

Life beyond H-1B: Try L1, EB5 visas, experts suggest

The cap for US H-1B visas for 2018 may have been reached but immigration experts say that Indian applicants, who form the majority of the recipients of such visas, have other options as well -- such as the L1 and EB5 visas.

16 Apr 2017

Infosys to ramp up local hiring in US amid visa concerns

Infosys has been in favour of a healthy mix of local and global personnel even though hiring locals in overseas markets often pushes up operational costs for IT outsourcing companies.

05 Mar 2017

US suspends fast-track processing for highly skilled H-1B visa; Indian outsourcers likely to feel the heat

US authorities are temporarily suspending the speedy, premium processing of a visa which is often used by tech firms to recruit foreign skilled workers.

04 Mar 2017

US to temporarily suspend premium processing of H-1B visas

The US on Friday said it is temporarily suspending the 'premium processing' of H-1B visas from April 3, eliminating the option of shorter wait times for the programme that helps highly skilled foreigners work at American firms.

17 Dec 2016

H-1B Visa: 32-year-old Indian-origin, manager in IT company pleads guilty for committing visa fraud in US

Hari Karne, who hails from Hyderabad, faces a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison and a USD 250,000 fine if convicted.

16 Mar 2016

US to start accepting H1B application from April 1

The US would start accepting petitions for popular H-1B work visas for the fiscal year 2017 from the beginning of next month, officials announced on Wednesday.

H-1B visa holders

25 Feb 2015

Spouses of H-1B visa holders to get work permit in US

Once USCIS approves the 'Form I-765' and the H-4 dependent spouse receives an Employment Authorisation Card,, he or she may begin working in the United States.

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