Indian American admits to passport and citizenship fraud in US
An Indian American man has pleaded guilty to unlawfully acquiring US citizenship based on fraud documents and also for lying. The US Immigration and Customs...
Category : Immigration
2024 H-1B Cap Season: Beneficiary-Centric Lottery Selection Process
In a new final rule, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has changed the H-1B registration selection process. The new approach will be “beneficiary-centered” and aims to...
Indian medical graduates can now pursue PG and practise in US, Canada, Australia, NZ
This comes after the National Medical Commission (NMC) was accorded recognition by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) for 10 years. The National Medical...
“Terrible Disservice”: Indian-Origin Leader On US Reservation Ruling
Indian-origin Congressman Ro Khanna slammed the US Supreme Court’s decision to ban the consideration of race in university admissions, overturning decades-old affirmative action policies. The...
Tech firms continue to exploit H-1B visa program amid layoffs: Study
The top 30 H-1B visa employers in the US hired 34,000 new workers in 2022, despite laying off around 85,000 employees in 2022 and early...
Travelling to US to get costlier! Visa fee for students, tourists hiked from May 30
The United States (US) has increased visa processing fees for different categories, including tourists and students, from May 30, 2023. The fee for visitor visas...
US Presidential advisory panel recommends extending H-1B visa’s grace period
The US Presidential sub-committee has advised that the federal government extend the grace period for thousands of retrenched H-1B workers from the existing 60 days...
Bill introduced in US House to streamline immigration, eliminate visa backlog
A bipartisan bill was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Friday to properly utilize the employment-based visas currently allocated each year under existing...
Indian-origin woman dead, daughter severely burned in US plane crash
An Indian-origin woman was killed, and her daughter was severely burned in a plane crash during a “demonstration flight” in New York, US. Roma Gupta...
F1 OPT- USCIS announced premium processing
U.S. 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,...
