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US: Biden admin proposes changes in H-1B visa system, to reduce cases of m
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Biden administration has proposed some changes in the H-1B visa program to streamline eligibility requirements and make it more efficient and flexible.
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US announces premium processing, new online-filing procedures for certain
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today the expansion of premium processing for certain F-1 students seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT) and F-1 students seeking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) OPT extensions who have a pending Form I-765, Appl
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US declined humanitarian parole visas to 90% of Afghan applicants: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 (ANI): According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) statistics, the bulk of Afghan humanitarian parole applications to the US are still pending.
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Golden Gate Global and other leading EB-5 regional center operators file s
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
San Francisco [US], May 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): Five leading EB-5 Regional Center operators, along with the EB-5 trade organization Invest in the USA (IIUSA), today collectively filed a lawsuit in the District Court for the District of Columbia (Civ.No.1:22-cv-01455) against US Citizenship and
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H-1B visa registrations for fiscal 2023 to start from March 1: US immigrat
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI): US Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2023 H-1B cap will open on March 1 and run till 18, 2022.
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New rules for H-1B visa mild negative for Indian IT services: ICRA
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): The proposed changes in H-1B application selection process by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are prospective in nature but will have a minor adverse impact on the margins of Indian IT services companies, investment information agency ICRA
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US immigration modifies H-1B cap selection process to benefit workers
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a final rule that will modify the H-1B cap selection process, amend current lottery procedures, and prioritize wages to protect the economic interests of US workers and better ensure the most high
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US immigration issues advice on inadmissibility over links with 'Communist
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 4 (ANI): US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued guidance in its policy manual to address inadmissibility based on membership in or affiliation with the "Communist Party or any other totalitarian party".
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COVID-19 impact: H-1B Visa holders can expect to have 'reasonable consider
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Mar 24 (ANI): Indians living in the US on H-1B visa can now be accommodated in their company's 'work from home' policy as they may expect a 'reasonable consideration' by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and allied regulatory agencies, a senior Departm
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COVID-19 : Indian Embassy issues advisory, asks Indians to contact USCIS f
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 21 (ANI): Indian Embassy here on Friday (local time) issued a travel advisory asking Indian nationals to contact US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for extension of visa in the US amid travel restrictions imposed in the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic.
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US to roll out new electronic registration process for H1-B visas
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 7 (ANI): The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Friday (local time) said that it has completed the process to implement the H-1B electronic registration process for the 2021 cap season.
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