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US immigration agency allows some H-1B visa seekers to submit applications again
•The H-1B visa allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise
Plan to revoke H-4 visas, granted to spouses of H-1B holders, yet to take final shape; rule-making process not complete yet
•The decision of the US administration under Donald Trump to rescind work authorisation for H-4 visa holders is not final yet.
Donald Trump govt to ban work permits for spouses of H-1B holders: Move will impact not just Indian techies but also US economy
Sulekha_nair •India-based global IT Services companies do not take the majority of new H-1B visas, contrary to prevalent rhetoric
Donald Trump promises favourable changes in H1-B visa policy, including potential citizenship; Indian immigrants hail move
•US President Donald Trump on Friday assured H-1B visa holders, an overwhelming majority of whom are Indian IT professionals, that his administration will soon bring changes that will give them certainty to stay in America and a "potential path to citizenship".
Donald Trump planning to introduce pathway for US citizenship to H-1B visa holders working in technology and medicine
•President Donald Trump on Friday said he is planning changes including a possible pathway to US citizenship to foreigners holding H-1B visas, issued temporarily to highly educated immigrants who work in speciality occupations such as technology or medicine.
US seeks to de-naturalise Khaleel Ahmed, Indian-origin man convicted of terrorism in 2009
•The civil de-naturalisation complaint alleges that Ahmed concealed and misrepresented his criminal conduct throughout his naturalisation proceedings.
H-1B visa policy change won't make much difference to Indian IT firms, says Nasscom
Ians •The new policy envisages a detailed documentation of a legitimate employer-employee relationship while the latter is working at a third-party worksite.
Donald Trump says he is open to citizenship for 'dreamers' only if Democrats support wall across Mexico border
•Donald Trump on Thursday said he was open to a path to citizenship for some younger undocumented immigrants as part of his negotiations with Democrats
Indian-origin man becomes first to be stripped of US citizenship under Donald Trump
•A naturalised American from India has been stripped of his US citizenship, the first case under the Donald Trump government.
Indian man faces 10 years, $2,50,000 fine for using fake identity to secure US citizenship
•An Indian man has been convicted of using fake identity to obtain American citizenship, an immigration official has said.