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US Plans New Move On H-1B Visa Amid PM Visit, Indians To Benefit: Report
22Jun By adminNo Comments
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US Plans New Move On H-1B Visa Amid PM Visit, Indians To Benefit: Report

[ad_1] Indian citizens are by far the most active users of the US H-1B programWashington: The Biden administration will make it easier for Indians to live and work in the United States, using this week's state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help some skilled workers enter or remain in the country, according to three people familiar with the matter.The State Department could announce as soon as Thursday that a small number of Indians and other foreign workers on H-1B visas will be able to renew those visas in the US, without having to travel abroad, one of the sources said, part of a pilot program that could be expanded in coming years.Indian citizens are by far the most active users of the US H-1B program and made up 73% of the nearly 442,000 H-1B workers in fiscal year 2022."W...
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1 Out Of Every 5 US Student Visas In 2022 Were Issued In India: US Envoy
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1 Out Of Every 5 US Student Visas In 2022 Were Issued In India: US Envoy

[ad_1] One out of every five US student visas was issued in India in 2022. (Representational)New Delhi: One out of every five US student visas was issued in India in 2022, which is more than the proportion of Indian population in the world, US Ambassador Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday.The US Mission in India held its seventh annual Student Visa Day countrywide on Wednesday with Consular Officers from New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai interviewing almost 3,500 Indian student visa applicants.Speaking on the occasion, Mr Garcetti said, "More Indians come to the United States as students than from any other country in the world. One out of every five student visas was issued right here in India in 2022 which is, by the way, more than the proportion of Indian population in t...
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Big Move By Biden Administration To Benefit Indians Seeking Long-Term Visa
15Feb By adminNo Comments
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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...
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US Plans New Move On H-1B Visa, Will Benefit Thousands Of Indian Techies
10Feb By adminNo Comments
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US Plans New Move On H-1B Visa, Will Benefit Thousands Of Indian Techies

[ad_1] The move will benefit Indian techies in America. (Representational)Washington: In a move that could benefit tens of thousands of foreign tech workers on H-1B and L1 visas, the US is planning to resume "domestic visa revalidation" in certain categories on a pilot basis with the goal of scaling it up in the next few years.The pilot project, to be launched later this year, when fully implemented, would be a big relief to thousands of Indian tech professionals in the United States.Until 2004, certain categories of non-immigrant visas, particularly the H-1B, could be renewed or stamped inside the US. After that, for renewal of these visas, in particular, those on H-1B, the foreign tech workers have to go out of the country, mostly to their own country to get the H-1B extension stamped ...
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Indian-Americans To Benefit From US Bill That Ends Per Country Quota
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Indian-Americans To Benefit From US Bill That Ends Per Country Quota

[ad_1] These changes would take effect over a nine-year transition period (FIle)The White House has supported Congress to pass a legislation that seeks to eliminate the per country quota on green cards to allow US employers to focus on hiring people based on merit, not their birthplace, a bill if passed would benefit several hundreds of thousands of immigrants specially Indian-Americans.A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants to the US as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently.This week, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act of 2022.The EAGLE Act would eliminate a per-country cap on employment-based green cards- a...
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US Issues Record 82,000 Visas To Indian Students In 2022
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US Issues Record 82,000 Visas To Indian Students In 2022

[ad_1] Indian students comprise nearly 20 per cent of all international students in the USThe US Missions in India said on Thursday that it has issued a record-breaking 82,000 student visas in 2022 till date - a number higher than any other country. From May to August, the US missions in New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai made sure that they processed the applications of as many qualified students as possible.  Check out the tweet: The U.S. Mission in India has issued a record-breaking 82,000 #studentvisas in 2022 to date, higher than any other country. This shows that the U.S. remains the most sought-after country for higher education. pic.twitter.com/BBv8LZT7oo— U.S. Embassy India (@USAndIndia) September 8, 2022"This shows that the United States remains for most Indian f...
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