Us Visa

Applying For US Green Card? You Might Take A Century And A Half. Here is Why

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Sunday June 17, 2018

There are a total of 306,400 primary Indian applicants waiting for their US green cards. The existing laws impose per-country-limit of seven per cent of total green cards issued.

Highly Qualified Indians Might Have To Wait For 151 Years For US Green Card: Report

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Saturday June 16, 2018

In all 306,400 primary Indian applicants are waiting for their US green cards under EB-2 category, meant for the professionals with advanced degrees.

Man Who Settled In US Using Fake Passport Held In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 17, 2018

A 55-year-old man, who had allegedly obtained a fake passport to gain entry into America in the 1990s and later settled in that country, was arrested in Indore today, a police official said.

US Lawmakers Back Work Permits For Spouses Of H-1B Visa Holders

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 17, 2018

A bipartisan group of 130 US lawmakers led by influential Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has urged the Trump administration to continue granting work authorisation to certain dependent spouses of non-immigrant workers holding H-1B visas, the most sought-after among Indian IT professionals.

Indians Account For 93% Of H-4 Approved Work Authorisation: US

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 12, 2018

A staggering 93 per cent of the total H-4 visa holders in the US having work authorisation are from India, a latest Congressional report on the spouse visa has said.

Donald Trump Effect? Number Of H-1B Visas Issued To New Applicants From India Falls

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Tuesday May 8, 2018

A USCIS report started that the number of H-1B visa recipients from India comprises 75.6% in 2017, against the 74.2% in 2016.

Number Of New Indian H-1B Beneficiaries Has Dropped, Says US Report

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 8, 2018

In 2016 technology professionals from India accounted for 74.2 per cent of the total number of H-1B visas issued by the US and the next year the figure increased to 75.6 per cent, a government report said here today.

Indian-Origin Man Conned US Visa Aspirants Of $450,000, Jailed

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 28, 2018

An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to prison in the United States after being convicted for wire and visa fraud, under which he collected over USD 450,000 in illegal filing fees for H-1B visas and green cards for workers from India.

"There Are Some Things A Hug Can Buy": Rahul Gandhi's US Visa Jibe At PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 26, 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi described the proposed US visa rules as a "huge setback" for India, and in a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there were "some things a hug can buy", but for visas "you're on your own".

Blog: I Am A Civil Servant From Bihar, US Visa Showed Me Who's The Boss

Blog | Shalin | Thursday April 26, 2018

Travel to the United States of America has never been an item on my priority list. Even when a lot of my classmates at IIT-Roorkee talked about their dream of travelling to the US for higher studies, I neither shared their enthusiasm nor quite understood it. For me, education never got any ' higher' than good, old graduation. That itself appeared t...

Ending H-4 Holders' Work Permits "Devastating For Families": US IT Body

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 25, 2018

Influential lawmakers and representative of the American IT industry, including Facebook, have opposed the Trump administration's proposed plan to withdraw work permits to H-4 visa holders, who are spouses of H-1B visa holders.

Travelling To America This Summer? Apply Early For The Timely Visa As Demand Jumps

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 17, 2018

US visa: Applicants across India may have to wait 30 days or more for a visa interview appointment to become available

For Indians Applying For US Student Visas, Dos And Don'ts And A Warning

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom (with inputs from ANI) | Tuesday April 3, 2018

Do not lie during visa interview. Do not give fake documents. Do listen carefully to the visa interview officer. These are some pointers the US embassy in India has given to students who are preparing to apply for a visa

US Visa Applicants To Be Asked For Social Media History: State Department

World News | Reuters | Saturday March 31, 2018

In a broad expansion of the information gathered from applicants for US visas, the federal government is proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the United States, according to a State Department filing on Friday.

Want A US Visa? You May Have To Submit Social Media Details First

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 30, 2018

The Trump administration wants all US visa applicants to submit details of their previous phone numbers, email addresses and social media histories as part of its "vetting" practice and to prevent entry of individuals who might pose a threat to the country.