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Doing Everything To Improve H-1B Visa Process: White House
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Doing Everything To Improve H-1B Visa Process: White House

[ad_1] The initial registration period for FY2025 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 6Washington: US President Joe Biden is doing everything he can to improve the H-1B visa process, 'green card' backlog and other issues related to the country's legal immigration system, the White House has said.The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise."One of the steps, if we look at the H-1B visa process, we have taken action to improve that and the process and backlog for lawful permanent residents (green card) who are eligible to become US citizens," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at her daily news conference on Wednesday. She was responding ...
Indian Diaspora In US Seeks Relaxation In Issuance Of Employment Authorisation Card
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Indian Diaspora In US Seeks Relaxation In Issuance Of Employment Authorisation Card

[ad_1] Washington: Coming to the defence of thousands of Indian-Americans languishing in the decades-old green card backlog, an Indian diaspora body has urged the Biden Administration to relax the rules of issuing employment authorisation cards. Around 1.1 million Indian-origin non-immigrant visa holders are waiting for their priority date to become current to apply for an I-485 for a green card, the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) said, adding that the country-wise limit of seven per cent restricts their annual approval, causing almost 135 years of delays, and estimated more than 400,000 would not see permanent residency in their lifetime.Issuing Employment Authorisation Cards during the early stages of green card processing would help a large number of Indian A...
Big Move By Biden Administration To Benefit Indians Seeking Long-Term Visa
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Big Move By Biden Administration To Benefit Indians Seeking Long-Term Visa

[ad_1] Now, the Dates for Filing chart will be used to calculate the non-citizens' ages. (Representational)Washington: The Biden administration has announced a policy manual update for the purpose of calculating a non-citizen's age in certain situations under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), a move seen as a small but important step in addressing the issues of the aged-out children, a large number of whom are Indians, who came to the US legally with their parents.For a child to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the United States based on their parent's approved petition for a family-sponsored or employment-based visa, the child generally must be under the age of 21. If the child turns 21 and “ages out” during the immigration process, the child generally is no longer eligi...