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The new service, Pramit, is a helpline to ensure that queries to the consulate are directed to the right places in the most efficient manner.

Callers demand money by telling unsuspecting victims that there are errors in their passports, visa forms and immigration forms.

According to a report, the DHS is considering new regulations that “potentially could stop” H-1B holders from keeping “visas while their green card applications are pending.”

Increase in scrutiny and visa fees, along with the recently passed HR 170, is detrimental to bigger tech companies from India who file the H-1B applications.   

The service that enabled H-1B visa petitioners to expedite their application for a fee was temporarily withdrawn in March.

People who have applied for the green card based on employment visas, for instance, H-1B and L-1, and refugee/asylee relative petitioners will now be interviewed in-person before granting permanent residency.

The new mandate, part of Trump’s “extreme vetting” of immigrants, will slow down green card process.

The H-1B report has an extensive detailing of the hiring practices of employers

The Trump administration might completely rescind the startup visa rule, International Entrepreneur Rule, in some time, as per media reports.

Upon justice department’s question, sanctuary cities said that they are complying with the law but do not espouse spike in the immigration enforcement.

The premium processing facility provides expedited processing of the H-1B application.

The new form ‘Supplemental questions for visa applicants’ requires employment and residence details from the last 15 years.

Nearly five percent of the doctors working in North Dakota are beneficiaries of the H-1B work visa program, which might see a major overhaul.

The Chinese are particularly interested in Indian companies that are focused on Big Data.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has already started the system at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

The notification says it has been issued in accordance with the directive of the President

India throws both soft and hard balls, simultaneously. Says there are US companies in India, too, which may feel the heat.

The Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that he has raised India’s concerns on the proposed changes in immigration and H-1B laws in the US.

Greater employer-employee scrutiny, changes in Labor Condition Application and inputs from the stakeholders are among immediate actions to ensure compliance.

A USCIS memo states an entry level programmer applying for H-1B needs to prove that the position is “specialty occupation.”

USCIS announces measures to detect H-1B abuses; Justice Department warns against its misuse.

Revised visa fees would be applicable on 14 visas.

AACRAO published the key findings of their trending topic survey.

Terming Trump’s budget proposal “dumb,” the Indian American congressman says he is worried about the president’s proposal to block foreign aid.

Skilled foreign workers, who mostly come on H-1B visas, fetch more profits to the US IT firms by keeping wages low and consumption high.