American immigration

Good news for Indian IT professionals, US President Joe Biden to introduce new citizenship bill in Congress

The bill Democrats introduced Friday would immediately provide green cards to farm workers, immigrants with temporary protected status and young people who arrived in the U.S. Illegally as children. The plan also would raise the current per-country caps for family and employment-based immigrant visas.

Feb 19, 2021, 07:24 AM IST

H-1B visa registration to begin on March 9, followed by lottery results: Check details

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2022 'H-1B' cap will open on March 9 and run through March 25. The notification came a day after the Biden administration announced that it will continue with the traditional lottery system.

Feb 06, 2021, 23:29 PM IST

Lawsuit filed seeking transparency in US' H-1B visa lottery

Two top American immigration- related advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the federal government seeking transparency into the lottery process of H-1B work visas, the most sought after for IT professionals, particularly those from India.

May 24, 2016, 12:39 PM IST