How the potential immigration changes under Trump could impact the Indian American community.
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Ex-Microsoft employee Priyanka Kulkarni on the U.S. immigration for skilled workers: “I really want to fix this. I want to change this.”
Here’s what immigration attorneys say about working and founding startups while on a student visa.
The U.S. Mission to India has already surpassed processing one million non-immigrant visa applications for the second consecutive year.
Automatic extension from 24 months to 36 months will provide proof of lawful permanent resident status pending renewals
Three leading experts explain compliance, challenges, and success strategies for potential EB-5 investor visa applicants
Most of the migrants crossing through Canada are Indian nationals with their unauthorized crossings hitting an all-time high in June
New regulations promise quicker capital returns for EB-5 investors, but they must understand critical factors before committing to a project.
As the H-1B registration period begins March 6, new process aims to reduce fraud and give equal opportunity to beneficiaries
Domestic H-1B visa renewal pilot to run from Jan. 29 to April 1.
With enough registrations selected, USCIS will not conduct a third cap lottery selection this year
The initiative targets around 20,000 visa renewals, constituting about 10% of the anticipated 583,420 H-1B visa holders
Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security Act of 2023 (H.R. 6542) aims to reform immigration visa system.
At 49.5 million and 15% of US population foreign-born share is highest in history
US missions in India issue a record 140,000 student visas in FY 2023 ended September 30
725,000 Indians living illegally in the US represented over 7% of 10.5 million unauthorized immigrants in 2021
Five fold increase from FY 2019-20 when there were almost 20,000
Annual impact to US economy is $38 billion and 335,000 Jobs with Indian students contributing over $7 billion
Tech giants opposed the challenge saying eliminating work permits would hurt economy
Move would help 1.1 million Indians waiting for green cards and retain America’s competitive advantage
Citizens of no single country can receive more than 7% of the total green cards available in a particular category in a fiscal year.
Expanded H-1B cap exemptions would be helpful for new regional innovation hubs, international students and immigrant founders
New rules change registration lottery process, provide greater benefits and flexibilities for employers and workers
Program benefited more than 117,000 STEM graduates with F-1 visas last year
Raja Krishnamoorthi honored with Dilip Singh Saund Political Leadership Award