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"Effective immediately": US halts Afghan immigration processing after DC N
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The US has halted all immigration processing for Afghan nationals after two National Guard members were shot near the White House. President Trump called the attack "an act of terror" and said the suspect arrived in 2021, urging a review of all Afghans who entered the country.
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Indian Students in the US Become the Most Preferred Hiring Pool Amid USD 1
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6: A quiet but significant policy change in the U.S. immigration system, announced on 20 October, 2025, is sending a wave of relief and optimism through international student circles.
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"Lot of immigrant undercutting wages of American workers," US VP JD Vance
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking at the Turning Point USA Event in Mississippi on Wednesday, Vance said the administration's push for H-1B reform was aimed at ensuring fairness for US workers and restoring the visa's original purpose--to retain top global talent, not replace domestic labour with cheaper alternat
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"H1B system spammed with fraud": White House to contest all lawsuits chall
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday (local time) claimed that the H-1B system has been exploited, driving down American wages. She asserted that the policy aims to prioritise American workers and curb fraud in the H-1B system.
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Trump softens H-1B shock, but student caps will impact future flow of Indi
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Trump administration's decision to ease the controversial USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee has brought relief to thousands of Indian professionals and students already in the United States, but Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) warns that new restrictions on foreign student admissions cou
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US Department of Labour calls on companies to hire Americans
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Labour Department also called on US companies to hire American workers.
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South Korea, US set to launch joint working group to improve visa system w
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
South Korea and the United States are set to launch a joint working group this week aimed at improving the US visa system for South Korean workers
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"My children will do something...": 73 year-old deported Sikh woman shares
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Harjit Kaur, 73 73-year-old Sikh woman who had spent three decades in the United States, shared her ordeal after she was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and deported to India.
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Companies likely to share the H1B visa incremental cost with clients at a
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The US decision to impose a USD 100,000 fee on new H1-B visas for foreign workers will snip just 10-20 basis points from the operating margins of Indian information technology (IT) services companies next fiscal, with the pass-through estimated at 30-70 per cent, as per a Crisil Intelligence
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Higher H1B visa fee will have minimal near term impact on Indian IT compan
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The new H-1B visa fee regulation in the United States, though prima facie looks negative, but it will have minimal near-term implications for Indian IT companies, while medium-term challenges could emerge in the form of higher costs and the need for greater localisation, noted a research rep
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"Fix your foreign policy, speak plainly": Congress' Pramod Tiwari criticis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recent hike in H-1B visa fees by the United States, and said to "fix your foreign policy" and "speak plainly."
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US' H-1B fee move can have ripple effects on American innovation system, w
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Indian IT industry body Nasscom has expressed concerns following the White House's September 19 announcement of a new USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications, calling the move potentially disruptive to global business continuity and the innovation ecosystem in the United States.<
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