'India is number one priority': US visa processing time to become shorter by mid-2023
The plan is to issue around one lakh visas every month, a senior official of the US embassy said.
Nov 10, 2022, 23:07 PM IST
Indian-American healthcare workers hold demonstration outside US Capitol over Green Card backlog
A group of Indian-American frontline healthcare workers languishing in the Green Card backlog held a demonstration in front of the US Capitol urging lawmakers and the Biden administration to end the per capita country-specific quota.
Mar 18, 2021, 11:24 AM IST
Donald Trump considering suspending H1B, other visas: Report
The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
Jun 12, 2020, 12:27 PM IST
‘Dramatic increase in H1B visas being held up by US immigration department’
A coalition of American employers representing top IT companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft has alleged that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services is acting outside of its own regulations.
Nov 09, 2018, 07:21 AM IST
China hopes India, US won't disturb South China Sea peace
Modi will meet Trump for the first time on June 26 and a range of issues are likely to come up, including H1B visas and terrorism.
Jun 23, 2017, 15:36 PM IST
No reduction in H1B visas to India: Sitharaman
In a bid to ease apprehensions of the IT industry over the H1B visas, Commerce Ministry Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that India will get the same number of visas, though only the category of people to whom these are awarded may undergo a change.
May 20, 2017, 19:21 PM IST
Donald Trump's policies, Kansas shooting compound woes of Indians
Anxiety among Indian immigrants in the US over the proposed tightening of work visa rules under the Trump administration has been compounded by fears in the wake of the fatal shooting of an Indian engineer in Kansas.
Mar 01, 2017, 14:06 PM IST
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to visit US, H1B visas, safety of Indians likely to be discussed
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will embark on a visit to the United States on 28 February.
Feb 26, 2017, 19:29 PM IST
New legislation to tighten H1B visas to foreign techies; may hurt Indian IT firms
Two powerful US Senators have announced they will introduce a legislation which, if passed by the Congress, would give preference to foreigners studying in American universities.
Jan 20, 2017, 11:41 AM IST
Trump nominee for Attorney General promises curbs on H1B visas
Trump's nominee for the post of Attorney General has assured lawmakers of taking steps towards pushing legislative measures to curb misuse of H-1B and L1 work visas significantly used by Indian IT professionals.
Jan 12, 2017, 09:47 AM IST
Bill targeting H1B visas reintroduced in US Congress
A bill backing key changes in the H1-B programme that allows skilled workers from countries like India to fill high-tech jobs in the US has been re-introduced in the US Congress by two lawmakers who claim that that it will help crack down on the work visa abuse.
Jan 05, 2017, 11:23 AM IST
US presidential aspirant Mike Huckabee against increasing H1B visas
Huckabee referred to the displaced workers at Disney to demonstrate how increasing H-1B visas negatively impacts the American worker.
Nov 03, 2015, 09:38 AM IST
