Proposed law will scrap lottery system to come to US; Professionals from India to benefit WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump, on August 2, endorsed a legislation that would drastically cut the number of legal […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on July 24 announced that it will resume premium processing for certain cap-exempt H-1B petitions effective immediately. The H-1B visa has an annual cap of 65,000 visas […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): After the Donald Trump administration’s intended tightening of the work visa rules that has come as a blow to the Indian IT companies, the US government’s latest announcement to delay the so-called […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): An influential American lawmaker has called for the removal of country-specific quotas for green cards in the US, saying the system was unjust for people from countries like India and China. Republican Congressman […]
NEW YORK (TIP): LCR Capital Partners, a renowned U.S. private investment firm and EB-5 regional center operator, will be hosting an Investor Day at the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences at the Surf Club in […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 3 announced the expansion of Global Entry eligibility to citizens of India. Global Entry, a CBP Trusted Traveler Program, allows for expedited clearance of pre-approved, […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): From Monday, June 26, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has resumed premium processing for all H-1B petitions filed for medical doctors under the Conrad 30 Waiver program, as well as interested government […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): In 2016, more than 1.4 million Indians entered the U.S. on different visas that were expected to leave the country, but more than 30,000 overstayed, according to an Entry/Exit Overstay report by the Department of Homeland Security. An overstay […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): IT major Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) is going to stop applying green cards for its employees under EB2 and EB3 routes. In a major decision, giving up the employees hopes of getting permanent residence in the US, the Cognizant decides to halt the fresh filing […]
Atul kumar Babubhai Patel, 58, had shortness of breath and was hospitalized .His death is the second death of a detainee in ICE custody this week ATLANTA (TIP): A man in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has died after […]
Donald Trump: Not against legal immigration WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump has said that he wants to stop illegal immigration into the US and called for a merit-based immigration system that could benefit high-tech professionals from countries like India. “I want to […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US state department wants to review social media, email addresses and phone numbers from some foreigners seeking US visas, as part of the Trump administration’s enhanced screening of potential immigrants and visitors. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Encouraging foreign students who graduate with specialized degrees in the United States, the US administration had allowed them, especially STEM F-1 visa students to avail of the extended 24-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) […]
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): A US judge on April 23 blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, dealing another legal blow to the administration’s efforts to toughen […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): With the US tightening the norms for H-1B visas under the President Donald Trump’s ‘Buy American, Hire American’ campaign, the Indian IT companies are bound to face disruptions by way of higher […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump is getting hammered by critics for what they say is his dubious commitment to the “Buy American, Hire American” policy that he is promoting on faulty premise, even as […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, April 18, ordered federal agencies to look at tightening the H1B visa program used to bring high-skilled foreign workers to the US, as he tries to carry […]
ALBANY, NY (TIP): Undocumented immigrants in New York who can’t afford a lawyer and are facing deportation will soon have access to free legal counsel. The New York governor’s office said last week that it […]
USCIS released a policy memorandum on March 31, 2017, Recession of the December 22, 2000 “Guidance Memo on H-1B computer related positions” to clarify its approach on computer programmer position and whether it qualifies as […]
The U.S. administration began to deliver on President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to crack down on a work visa program that channels thousands of skilled overseas workers to companies across the technology industry. Fed up […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): On March 23, Representatives Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Doug Collins (R-GA) reintroduced a bill to prevent employers from sending jobs overseas by abusing a temporary visa program. The legislation would stop employers that […]
PORTLAND, ORE (TIP): A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in the Pacific Northwest resulted in 84 arrests, according to a Fox News report, March 30, 2017. The operation targeted “at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants […]
Washington: Indian firms, which account for the bulk of H-1B visas, have “gamed” the system, an influential American lawmaker today alleged and insisted his legislation introduced in the Congress will help fix the existing flaws. Congressman […]
Too many of our public school students and their families are living in fear. They don’t know how new immigration policies coming from Washington might affect them. They worry about what might happen if Immigration […]
DALLAS (TIP): Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been targeting so-called “sanctuary cities” with increased enforcement operations in an effort to pressure those jurisdictions to cooperate with federal immigration agents, a senior US immigration official with […]
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