H-1B visas revoked at major IT firm: US finds skilled tech jobs placed at lower wage levels, intensifies visa scrutiny
US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it has denied and revoked multiple H-1B petitions after identifying cases in which a major IT consulting company classified skilled technology positions at wage levels below what the jobs’ duties and…
US diversity visa 2026: State Department resumes Green Card Lottery visa issuance; winners face Sept 30 deadline
US resumes diversity visa lottery after months-long pause. In a major relief for thousands of immigrants hoping to move to the US through the Diversity Visa programme, the State Department has resumed issuing Diversity Immigrant Visas after a court order…
New plan to end employment authorization for some spouses of H-1B visa holders: ‘600,000+ jobs will open up in next 2-4 weeks’
A DHS agenda item says the department wants to eliminate employment authorization for some spouses of H-1B visa holders. The Department of Homeland Security has come up with a proposal to remove certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B visa holders from…
From F1 visa to US citizenship: Indian-origin tech leader says high-skilled Indians have it harder than most but H-1B abuse should 100% stop
Indian-American tech leader Aditya Agarwal comments on H-1B visa issue. Indian-origin tech leader Aditya Agarwal shared his experience of coming to the US as a student and then becoming a US citizen and said a lot of people have started commenting on the…
Another setback for Indian techies? White House seeks to abolish 60-day grace period for H-1B visa workers
The White House has finalized its assessment of the proposal to abolish the 60-day grace period that permitted foreign workers, primarily those on H-1B visasto seek new employment following job loss. The White House has completed its review of a proposal…
72-year-old South Korean man entered Japan on a 15-day visa, lived there for 33 years before being arrested
A 72-year-old South Korean man who entered Japan on a 15-day visa in 1993 is now facing arrest after allegedly remaining in the country for about 33 years. The man, identified in Japanese reports as Mun Jong-gi, entered Japan in September 1993 using his…
US halts visa appointments globally amid Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown
Visa appointment schedules will be adjusted to accommodate the training The US has paused visa appointments for applicants around the world as the Trump administration launches a global training programme for consular officers amid its broader…
Mass cancellation of nonimmigrant US visa appointments triggers panic: State Department says it’s for training
US embassies and consulates cancel all visa appointments across the world until September 1. Thousands of visa applicants all across the world received emails from their embassies and consulates that their visa appointment has been cancelled and will be…
For Indians in the US, two new $100,000 walls may be coming up: What H-1B visa and OPT fees could mean
The Trump administration on Monday published a proposed regulation that would charge American employers $103,265 for every new H-1B petition subject to the annual visa cap, reviving in a different form a fee that a US court had struck down in June. The…
US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. If it happens, the move would be the largest single…