Us Citizenship And Immigration Services

Joe Biden administration to reconsider objections to Trump-era H-1B visa norms

The move is expected to come to the rescue of Indian IT professionals who were having a tough time due to various policies and memorandums on non-immigrant work visas

H-1B visa holders do not adversely affect US workers; presence of foreign workforce boost employment: Report

The H-1B visa-holders, a majority of them Indian IT professionals, do not adversely affect Americans, according to new research, which also suggests that the presence of foreign workforce having such visas boost employment among other workers in an occupation

US reaches congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for FY-2021; applicants to be notified before 31 March

The USCIS, the federal agency which screens and allocates H-1B applications, said it reached the cap and randomly selected among the registrations properly selected.

Massive H-1B visa denial rates for Indian IT companies under Trump administration, says report

As a result of the more restrictive Trump Administration policies, denial rates for H-1B petitions have increased significantly from just six percent in 2015 to 24 percent in the third quarter of the current fiscal, a study carried out by an American think-tank has showed

Donald Trump govt puts radical new asylum rule into effect as desperation rises among thousands of migrants waiting on Mexican border

A new level of despair spread among tens of thousands of migrants waiting on the Mexican border to seek refuge in the US as the Trump administration began enforcing radical new restrictions Thursday on who qualifies for asylum

US official Ken Cuccinelli claims Statue of Liberty poem welcoming immigrants applies only to Europeans

Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, said the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty, welcoming 'huddled masses' of immigrants to American shores, was referring to receive migrants 'who can stand on their own two feet'

Donald Trump's administration announces new rules that can deny green cards to immigrants on welfare programmes

Donald Trump's administration had recently sent back 30,000 Central American immigrants from the US-Mexico border.

US immigration agency which handles family visa, international adoption, planning to close its overseas offices, reveal officials

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) director Francis Cissna, in an email message to agency employees, announced plans for closure of the international field offices. The plans called for shifting those duties to US-based agency offices and American consulates and embassies abroad.

Proposal to bar H-1B spouses from working in US reaches White House for final decision; move to impact 90,000

US lawmakers, including Senator Kamala Harris, and Silicon Valley companies argue that this is not only anti-women, but also prevents talented spouses of H-1B visa holders from working in the United States.

Donald Trump plans major changes in H-1B visa, likely to 'revise' definition of employment, speciality occupation

The DHS will propose additional requirements designed to ensure employers pay appropriate wages to H-1B visa holders