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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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Large numbers of US immigration workers to be laid off
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): More than 13,000 people employed in the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) workforce are expected to face extended furlough starting August 3 that would cut off their salaries and will severely curtail the agency's work, Washington Post reported ci
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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, 11 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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Indian diaspora in US holds rallies in support of Citizenship Amendment Ac
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], Dec 25 (ANI): The Indian diaspora in the US belonging to several organisations showed their solidarity to recently enacted Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) by the Indian government, by holding rallies in cities such as Seattle (WA), Austin (TX), Dublin (OH), Houston (TX), Ra
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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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Census 2020: Trump pulls back citizenship question demand
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [DC], July 12 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he is dropping his administration's plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a week after the Supreme Court blocked his efforts to include the same.
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Trump admin resumes accepting DACA renewals
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Jan 14 (ANI): The Trump administration has resumed accepting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a programme that protects certain illegal immigrants from deportation, renewal requests as a result of a federal court order.
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