Tag: us citizenship and immigration services
Over a million high-skilled Indians are waiting endlessly for employment-based green card
MUMBAI: The statistics are no longer a surprise, the trend continues – more than one million Indians continue to wait in employment-based green card backlogs.Over…
Now, US employers can remotely verify employee’s identity & employment eligibility
MUMBAI: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires employers to use Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment eligibility of individuals (both citizens and…
Now, US employers can remotely verify employee’s identity & employment eligibility
MUMBAI: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires employers to use Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment eligibility of individuals (both citizens and…
USCIS announces 2nd round of lottery-selection for H-1B cap aspirants
MUMBAI: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a second round of random (lottery) selection for H-1B cap visas for the fiscal 2024…
US Appeals court upholds filing of amended H-1B applications on change in work location
A US Court of Appeals (District of Columbia) has upheld the requirement that sponsoring employers must file an amended H-1B petition (application), with the US…
St Paul: US to revise citizenship test, make it tougher with focus on English skills
St Paul (US): The US citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of…
Fiids: Time running out for laid off H-1B professionals: FIIDS
WASHINGTON: Time is running out for laid off H-1B professionals as under the existing laws they need to leave the country within 60 days of…
Laid-off H-1B workers may get 6-month reprieve
Amid mass layoffs in the US, the presidential advisory panel has recommended extending the grace period for laid-off H-1B workers from 60 to 180 days…
Online petition launched to extend grace period for H-1B visa holders to 12 months
WASHINGTON: Amidst massive layoffs in the American tech sector that have resulted in a large number of Indian professionals being jobless, two Indian-American organisations have…