Tag: green card
Work permit validity increased to five years for green card applicants in US
MUMBAI: In a move aimed at addressing the persistent backlog in processing Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently…
Highly talented Indians on fast track EB-1 green card queue face disappointment, delays
For thousands of highly skilled and talented Indians, who are waiting for green cards in the US on the fast track EB-1 (employment based) category,…
Indian Green Card: US President Joe Biden administration urged to make priority dates current for Indian Green Card applicants
WASHINGTON: A group of US lawmakers has urged the Biden administration to take executive action to make priority dates current for Green Card applicants from…
Canada: H-1B holders, kin can now apply for open work permit in Canada
Canada was increasingly becoming an attractive destination for Indian H-1B visa holders, who were caught in a decades long backlog for obtaining an employment-based green…
Canada: Canada rolls the red carpet for skilled migrants, from H-1B workers to digital nomads
Canada was increasingly becoming an attractive destination for Indian H-1B visa holders, who were caught in a decades long backlog for obtaining an employment-based green…
Advocacy by Silicon Valley based Indian American leads to big H-1B visa reform and relief for NRIs
The announcement by the United States Department of State on the pilot program for in-country renewal of certain petition-based temporary work visas, including for Indian…
Spring agenda: Draft rules proposing hikes in H-1B wages and various visa applications deferred to next year | India News
A key agenda item, in the recently rolled out ‘spring agenda’ of the various immigration agencies of the Biden administration, is the decision to defer…
Green Card: Key changes in process of first step to green card could lead to delays
Program electronic review management or PERM is one of the first and most important steps in the US employment based green card, or permanent residence,…
Congress: Lawmakers introduce legislation in US Congress to protect documented dreamers
WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation in the US Congress which proposes protection to children of documented dreamers, a significant majority of…
Green Card: Country-based quota behind long Green Card wait time for India, says official
WASHINGTON: The long and agonising wait for green cards for people from India, China, Mexico and the Philippines is mainly due to the country-based quota…