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US withdraws proposed biometrics rule for immigration
The proposed rule was notified in the Federal Register on September 11, 2020 during Donald Trump’s term as president WASHINGTON (TIP): The US government on Friday, May 7, withdrew a Donald Trump-era proposal which sought […]
Joe Biden eager to fix ‘broken’ immigration system, says White House
Bicameral immigration Bill, if signed into law by President Biden, would also benefit hundreds and thousands of Indian IT professionals and their families WASHINGTON (TIP): President Joe Biden is keen that the US Congress should […]
Texas family detention centers expected to transform into rapid-processing hubs
WASHINGTON (TIP): A report by Nick Miroff of The Washington Post says that the Biden administration is preparing to convert its immigrant family detention centers in South Texas into Ellis-Island-style rapid-processing hubs that will screen […]
USCIS Announces Implementation of Electronic H-1B Registration Process
WASHINGTON (TIP): U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on December 6, 2019 a requirement for employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, to first electronically register and […]
Indian American Top Lawyer Appointed Acting Head of Drug Enforcement Agency
WASHINGTON(TIP): Indian American White House top lawyer, Uttam Dhillon, has been appointed as the new Acting Administrator of the crucial Drug Enforcement Agency that combats the smuggling and use of narcotics in the US. Mr. […]
DHS Report on Entry/Exit: More than 30,000 Indians overstayed in the US
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 […]
Indian Man Pleads Guilty to Use of False Passport
NEW YORK (TIP): Manish Patel, 43, a citizen of India, pled guilty on April 3 to use of a false passport, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian. As part of his guilty plea, Patel […]
ICE is targeting ‘sanctuary cities’ with raids: Source
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 […]
Trump calls deportations a ‘Military Operation’, as DHS goes in for Mass Deportations & Raids
Plans to bypass Immigration Courts and short-circuit ‘Due Process’ President Donald Trump, meeting with business leaders at the White House on Thursday, February 23, described his administration’s moves to deport undocumented immigrants as a “military […]
NYCEDC And CUNY Launch IN2NYC H1B sponsorship Program For International Entrepreneurs
Program Will Support 80 Entrepreneurs and Create More Than 700 New Jobs for New Yorkers in First Three Years Alone Entrepreneurs Will Be Required to Base Business at CUNY Incubators, Bringing Employment and Education Opportunities […]
STEM OPT EXTN Regulation | Deadline Extended
For the past 5 months, thousands of recent foreign science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates of U.S. universities who hold jobs in the United States under a program known as Optional Practical Training (OPT) have worried […]
14,000 Indians Overstayed In US In 2015
WASHINGTON: Over 14,000 of the 8.8 lakh Indians who travelled to the US on visitor or business visa in 2015 overstayed in the country, according to official figures. The data provided by the Department of Homeland […]
United States begins Implementation of Changes to the Visa Waiver Program
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States began, January 21, implementing changes under the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 (the Act). U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) welcomes more than a […]
Work Permits For Spouses of H1-B Visa Holders Will Help Families, Economy
NEW YORK (TIP): The news that the United States has finally decided to amend its regulations to allow the dependent spouses of the specialized H-1B visa holders to work was hailed with jubilation by Indian […]
Chinese Hack Database-Security Compromised
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Chinese breach of the Office of Personnel Management network was wider than first acknowledged, and officials said Friday, June 12, that a database holding sensitive security clearance information on millions of federal […]
F1 visa Students maybe able to work in USA for upto 6 years under OPT
Update : F1 Visa | OPT STEM |Court Says USCIS Rule Allowing 17-Month STEM Extension Is Revoked — Read more – Stay has been put in place until February 12, 2016 Earlier Update: Department of Homeland Security […]