After over 8 months of suspension, the popular program is back with long-term reauthorization and many welcome changes
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Minimum investment amount for EB-5 projects raised to $1,050,000 and to $800,000 for targeted employment areas
Wary green card backlogged community wonders whether the new legislation is another jaded promise that fails to deliver
Durbin also introduces bill to eliminate green card backlog, protect “aging out†children and lift per-country limitations
With her family stuck in green card backlog, Srishti Sharma, 18, fears she may have to self-deport when she turns 21
To prevent multiple registration for the same beneficiary, USCIS has added an attestation requirement this year
Initial registration opens for H-1B visas for FY 2023; USCIS to conduct a lottery if it receives enough registrations by March 18
US federal judge rejects challenge to USCIS rule filed by ITServe association of over 1,400 IT companies
A startup visa would make it easier for entrepreneurs in STEM fields to immigrate to the US
An Indian woman shares with the American Bazaar how her entire family is being punished on her eldest child aging out
It had few takers in India once, but now it’s seen as an easier gateway to a US green card
Processing delays also threaten the over $7.5 billion that spouses contribute to the US economy
Current H-1B visa guidelines have remained unchanged for 14 years despite positive effects of immigration
Prospect of over 290,000 employment-based green cards becoming available brings a ray of hope to Indians stuck in decades long lines
Indian investors disappointed over non-inclusion of EB-5 reauthorization in stopgap bill to fund government
The long pause in the program has brought frustration and anxiety to all industry stakeholders, especially investors
Last minute move indicates agency wants to restore EB-5 investment minimums to the levels set in the 2019 rule
Indians have received the second highest number of visas under the program after China in FY 2020
Second lottery conducted to meet FY 2022 H-1B cap numbers
Rejects Indian citizen’s challenge saying Congress gave the agency “unreviewable discretionâ€
New policy to help 136,000 Indian legal dreamers, children of H-1B workers
House panel blocks green card spill over of family based to employment based visa in October
Proposed rule would have required F, J and I visa holders to apply for an extension of stay or depart
Fate of golden ticket to US through investment hangs in balance.Â
Urges Biden to terminate “not common-sense†Covid travel restrictions targeting India, other nations.