Page 5 - Us Visa
No country caps on Green Cards: US House passes bill; India to benefit
Indian IT professionals are worst sufferers of current immigration system which imposes a 7% per country quota on allotment of Green Card
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US Congress to vote on removing country-cap on Green Card; India to benefit
Some of the recent studies have said the waiting period for Indian IT professionals on H-1B visas is more than 70 years
Trump Admin's decision to rescind H-4 visas yet to get final shape
H-4 visas are issued to the spouses of H-1B visa holders, a significantly large number of whom are high-skilled professionals from India
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US now wants social media details of last 5 years from visa applicants
The State Department regulations say people will have to submit social media names and five years' worth of email addresses and phone numbers.
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Legislation to protect work authorisation of spouses of H-1B visa holders?
H-4 visas are issued to the spouses of H-1B visa holders, a significantly large number of whom are high-skilled professionals from India.
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More visas for highly skilled workers likely in Trump immigration plan
The plan does not propose ways to address young people who came to the United States illegally as children who were protected by former President Barack Obama in the 2014 program
US revises visa rules for Pak citizens; slashes validity to 1 year
Journalists and media persons will not be allowed to stay in the country for over three months without renewing the travel permit
70-year-old Indian origin man charged in multi-million dollar US visa fraud
Over a five-year period, he told numerous victims that he was an official of the Department of Homeland Security
Fake university students knew they were committing visa 'crime': US
Some of the arrested students have been released from custody on condition that they wear ankle monitors that would allow authorities to monitor their movements electronically
65 US universities oppose visa policy changes for foreign students
With the new rules, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can set retroactive start dates for unlawful presence that begin the day after an individual's degree programme is complete
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Fewer foreign students in US for 2nd year amid visa policy changes: Report
International students have become an important funding source for American colleges as traditional revenue sources, such as state funding, come under pressure
US to deny visas to unmarried, same-sex partners of diplomats, UN workers
The majority of 193 UN member countries do not legalize same-sex marriage, meaning diplomats face a tough choice
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Applying for US visa? You will have to submit your social media details too
The State Department estimates that the new visa forms would affect 710,000 immigrant and 14 million non-immigrant visa applicants
Want US visa? Give social media details of last 5 yrs, face tougher vetting
You will also have to give biographical information going back 15 years.
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Should India's skilled workers be worried about new US visa policies?
India-founded firms have an important presence in the US
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US to deport 7,000 Ghanaians for breaching visa agreement
US Ambassador to Ghana Robert Jackson said Ghanaians had overstayed their permits
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1.5 lakh Indians are in US on employment-based visas, says Govt
US has so far not announced any comprehensive policy changes regarding non-immigrant work visa
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Rich Chinese race to apply for a US golden visa: How this works
EB-5 started decades ago as a way to create jobs in needy US neighbourhoods
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Shrinking jobs: How automation compounds IT firms' visa woes
TCS, Infosys and others are banking on automation to protect their turf in the US
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Another Pakistan Senator Hafiz Hamdullah says he was denied US visa
The incident dates back to October, just days ahead of the US presidential polls
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