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H-1B visa domestic renewal programme launched in US, accepting applications until April 1

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 2024
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Foreigners with H-1B visas including Indians don't need to leave the US for visa renewal - here's why

US visa reforms: The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affair has cleared the review of H-1B pilot program.

1 min read19 Dec 2023
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US visa alert! VFS global to temporarily shut down application process on THESE dates

VFS 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 2023
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Over 2 lakh US visas issued to Indians this year: Report

The US has aimed to process one million visa applications which include non-immigrant visas of all categories

1 min read14 Mar 2023
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India 'number one' priority, have reduced wait time for visa: US

So 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 2023
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Donald Trump revives push for limits on immigrants bringing family

Self-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 2018
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Donald Trump favours merit-based immigration reform: White House

Donald 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 2018
Companies

News in Numbers: Maruti Suzuki July sales jump 22%

In other news, the net worth of Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, has increased 61.5% in one year

3 min read2 Aug 2017
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Reform H1B visa, crack down on outsourcing firms: US lawmakers to Trump

US 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 2017
Opinion

No one can trust Donald Trump’s immigration promises

Donald 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 2017
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