Us Visas

Want to live the American Dream? Why the EB-5 visa is a better option than the H-1B

Amid the ‘Great Layoff Season’, several Indians are looking at seeking an EB-5 visa to continue their stay in the United States. In 2022, the number of desis choosing this programme rose by 75 per cent compared to 2019. What are the advantages of an EB-visa over the conventional H-1B option?

Acquiring H-1B, student visas get easier as US drops in-person interviews for 2022

The move comes as the US is witnessing an astronomical surge in the Omicron variant, with infections jumping to 73 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the country

Trump administration proposes fixed time limit on visas for students, researchers, journalists

The proposal has been brought in view of the abuse of the loopholes in the existing system by China, the Department of Homeland Security said

In surprise move, Trump administration reverses course on barring many foreign students

Donald Trump working on ‘very big’ merit-based immigration system, White House says in statement

The statement came soon after Donald Trump said he is working on an executive order on immigration that will include a 'road to citizenship'.

US updates immigrant, non-immigrant visa norms; applicants will have to submit 5-year social media details

Only applicants for certain diplomatic and official visa types are exempted from the requirements.

US Senate Republicans, in open revolt, vote against Donald Trump 'emergency declaration' forcing veto showdown

US Senate Republicans launched their first major rebuke of US President Donald Trump voting against his ambitious 'emergency declaration' to build a border wall along the US-Mexico border. In voting against the move, Trump's own party is showing the first signs of breaking away as the 2020 campaigning shifts into higher gear and the wounds of the 2018 midterm loss remain fresh.

As H1B crackdown by Donald Trump Govt widens, skilled immigrants are pursuing their American dream 'elsewhere'

Immigrants with specialized skills, especially those applying for the popular H1B program, are being denied work visas or seeing applications get caught up in lengthy bureaucratic tangles under federal changes that some consider a contradiction to President Donald Trump's promise of a continued pathway to the U.S. for the most talented foreigners.

H1B spouses' H4 work permits are being walked off the cliff in the Donald Trump era and anxiety is peaking: All you need to know

The Donald Trump government’s process of slow-walking the H4 visa work permit off the cliff is on its last mile and anxiety is peaking across the community of H1B spouses in the United States.

Donald Trump emergency declaration will be blocked by Democrats this Friday, setting up high stakes clash in 2020 run-up

US House Democrats will file a resolution Friday aimed at blocking the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump has issued to help finance his wall along the Southwest border, teeing up a clash over billions of dollars, immigration policy and the Constitution's separation of powers.