The pilot programme for H-1B visa renewal will run from January 29 to April 1, accepting approximately 4,000 applications per week. H-1B visa holders will be able to renew their visas in the US before a temporary trip abroad through the pilot programme, which is voluntary.
2 min read31 Jan 2024US visa reforms: The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affair has cleared the review of H-1B pilot program.
1 min read19 Dec 2023VFS Global will temporarily shut down its visa application process in India from 12-14 July. The US embassy has assured that services will resume from 15 July.
1 min read10 Jul 2023The US has aimed to process one million visa applications which include non-immigrant visas of all categories
1 min read14 Mar 2023So far this year, US issued 36% more visas, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services in the Bureau of Consular Affairs said
1 min read22 Feb 2023Self-described restrictionists, including Donald Trump, want a narrower, nuclear definition of family, making spouses and minor children the only relatives a citizen could sponsor
4 min read20 Feb 2018Donald Trump favours a merit-based immigration reform, which attracts the best and the brightest from across the world, says the White House
1 min read9 Feb 2018In other news, the net worth of Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, has increased 61.5% in one year
3 min read2 Aug 2017US lawmakers urge president Donald Trump to crackdown on jobs outsourcing companies and reform the H1B visa and L-1 visa systems
3 min read2 Aug 2017Donald Trump tells Dreamers, the undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children, to 'rest easy', while his own federal agents are locking them up
3 min read1 May 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared