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Deportation of foreign students will restrict tech development in US: TCS

TCS also said that US President Donald Trump's move to stop H1-B visas, widely used by software professionals, is "unfortunate and unfair"

What 1.1 million foreign students contribute to the US economic growth

Foreign students contributed $44.7 billion to the US economy during 2018, the IIE report says

Decision on visas of foreign students: India raises issue with US

The issue was raised by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla during an online meeting with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale

If elected, will revoke temporary suspension of H1-B visa: Joe Biden

The people on the company visa have built this country, Biden said when asked what his administration will do in the first 100 days of his presidency

IT companies jittery over Donald Trump's plan to suspend H-1B visa

The Indian information technology industry, which has long been a beneficiary of the H-1B visa regime, is likely to be directly impacted if such a suspension is announced for a longer term.

Coronavirus crisis: New US visa Bill may spell trouble for IT firms

The high unemployment rate in the US because of the Covid-1l-19 crisis might make such a legislation a reality

Covid-19: Trump threatens those refusing deportees with new visa sanctions

Orders Homeland Security secretary to notify the State Department if any country's government 'denies or unreasonably delays' the repatriation of its citizens deported from the US

Indian workers in US seek visa extensions amid coronavirus crisis: Report

Many working in crucial healthcare sectors, who fear unemployment and were asking for automatic extension, were now hoping for the provision to pass so that they can continue their stay and their jobs

US suspends routine visa services in most nations due to Covid-19 pandemic

The State Department announced late Wednesday

Covid-19 impact: Indo-Americans with visiting kin rush to extend B1/B2 visa

A US B1/B2 is a tourist, temporary, non-immigrant visa that allows the visa holder to visit the US for work or tourism purposes.

Coronavirus: US Embassy, Consulates in India cancel all visa appointments

"US Mission India posts, in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, are cancelling immigrant and nonimmigrant visa appointments from March 16, 2020, onward," said the Embassy

From April 1, Indians will have to pay $50,000 more for EB-5 investor visa

It is often used by start-ups as a way to expand their business into the US market

BCCI helps Shami secure US visa after initial rejection on adultery charges

The Bengal speedster finally got the clearance after BCCI CEO Rahul Johri wrote a letter to the US Embassy

Over 227,000 Indians in US waiting for family-sponsored Green Card: US Data

The largest number of 1.5 million wait list is from America's southern neighbour Mexico, followed by a distant India with more than 227,000

Trump's rule to keep out low-income immigrants gets blocked by courts

US District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan called the rule 'repugnant to the American Dream of the opportunity for prosperity and success through hard work and upward mobility'

Trump suspends entry of immigrants who cannot pay for healthcare

The proclamation, issued by the White House, said it would not affect any individual's eligibility for asylum or refugee status

No relief for aged-out kids in US: F-1 visa, deportation their only option

In US, once the children of H-1B work visa holders turn 21, they can no longer continue with their H-4 visas, which are typically meant for dependents

US threatens visa ban on crew of Iran tanker on terrorism grounds

State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said the Grace 1 was assisting Iran's Revolutionary Guards, which the US deems a "terrorist organization"

Bad news for US visa seekers: New rules could disqualify half of applicants

The rule is part of Republican Trump's efforts to curb both legal and illegal immigration, an issue he has made a cornerstone of his presidency

US revokes visa-free entry for foreigners who visited N Korea in past 8 yrs

The change will affect tens of thousands of people from visa waiver countries who have gone to the North as tourists or for other purposes in recent years