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May 21, 2023 11:13 AM IST Amid layoffs and dwindling job market, the US is seeing a sudden surge in enquiries for the EB-5 visa, around 150 enquiries per day. Within the EB-5 visa procedure, is EB-5 Regional Center Program the fastest route to a Green Card?
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April 03, 2023 10:24 AM IST With 47 percent of all US counties losing people, legal immigration remains the only fast-acting and relatively straightforward option. There’s no good reason for places to be struggling with population decline even while tens of millions of people want to move to the US
- December 21, 2022 10:07 AM IST
Joe Biden’s political advisers are wary of the situation at the border as up to 14,000 migrants are expected to be crossing every day, which presents an urgent humanitarian emergency and a long-term political dilemma.
- November 20, 2022 02:07 PM IST
Non-immigrant STEM pathways offer employment opportunities in the US for a specific period; they don't provide immediate lawful permanent residence but one can transition to PR pathways and eventually US citizenship.
- October 20, 2022 10:56 AM IST
Noncitizens who are physically present in the US have to file Form I-485 (based on a pending or approved immigrant visa petition), to become Lawful Permanent Residents (Green Card holders).
- September 29, 2022 06:37 PM IST
US visa appointments are now open, but the wait for visas is extremely long. In fact, if you apply for a US visa today, you may only get an appointment in 2024! Why’s this happening, what can you do if you’re stuck and is there a way out if there’s an emergency? Watch this video for all the answers!
- February 19, 2022 05:43 PM IST
The US is reviving attempts to attract foreign entrepreneurial talent to its shores with a start-up visa to establish new businesses and create jobs. Moneycontrol examines the proposals that are on the table.
- August 07, 2021 04:13 PM IST
The last few weeks have seen lots of action on the EB-5 front, which seems to have shaken the industry and potential EB-5 investors out of their lethargy.
- April 09, 2021 10:40 PM IST
A surge of arrivals on the border has put nearly 20,000 migrant children in government custody — the largest number in recent memory — creating chaos and confusion as immigration authorities scramble to care for them, contact their parents and process them for release
- March 24, 2021 04:42 PM IST
The lawsuit alleges that close to 91,000 of them have lost jobs as the US immigration agency “stalled processing visa extension”. The lawsuit also highlights the plight of L-1 visa holders. Of the 1.25 lakh H-4 visas issued in the US in 2019, Indians accounted for over 1 lakh.
- February 19, 2021 09:28 PM IST
Indians are one of the largest beneficiaries of the employment-based visa categories like H-1B and L-1. The bill addresses a few key issues that had made living in the US tough and uncertain for Indians over the last few years.
- February 07, 2021 12:02 PM IST
USCIS opens the H-1B electronic registration process on March 9 till March 25 based on lottery. The Department of Homeland Security has delayed the implementation of the wage-based H-1B selection process till December 31.
- February 05, 2021 04:40 PM IST
The move came after the US appeals court ruled on December 16, 2020, that the USCIS used the said memo to deny H-1B petition in an 'arbitrary and capricious' manner for an employee at Innova Solutions.
- January 31, 2021 12:52 PM IST
Two decisions that made getting H-1B visas difficult have been put on hold for 60 days, awaiting review.
- January 29, 2021 12:56 PM IST
The increase is attributed mainly to US court rulings that rescinded two unfavourable memos of 2010 and 2018, which had resulted in increased rejection rates between October 2019 and March 2020.
- January 24, 2021 01:01 PM IST
With favourable H-1B visa regime in the offing under Joe Biden administration, ramp up in hiring by tech firms and salary increments, there is no good time to be a techie than now
- January 20, 2021 03:53 PM IST
After the wage hike rule, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) implemented a final rule to strengthen H-1B visas with the focus on employer-employee relationships.
- January 17, 2021 02:33 PM IST
In a last-ditch attempt to push its anti-immigration agenda, the Trump administration last week reissued rules for wage hikes and H-1B visa programme.
- January 10, 2021 11:45 AM IST
After extending the ban on skilled work visas like H-1B till March 2021, the Trump administration on January 8 published the final rule that ended the H-1B lottery process.
- December 16, 2020 10:26 PM IST
These H4 visa holders are spouses of H-1B visa holders in the US and majority of them Indians. A group of 45 foreign nationals filed a lawsuit against the immigration agency for the same in the Northern District Court of California on November 3, 2020, for unreasonable delay in issuing H4 EAD renewals.
- December 14, 2020 04:14 PM IST
For those who have already invested, lobbying is the only option. Saran explained that there are close to 100 investors in their group, who are reaching out to Senators and local Congressmen, through calls, voice messages, emails and tweets.
- December 14, 2020 08:02 AM IST
Though denial rates for fresh H-1B petitions have come down in FY20, it is still high compared to five years back, under Obama administration.
- December 06, 2020 12:06 PM IST
New H-1B rule changes were rolled back, S386 bill that eliminates the country cap for employment-based category and lawsuit challenging optional practical training was blocked by US courts.
- September 25, 2020 04:13 PM IST
There is a cap of 140,000 for employment-based Green Card with a per year with per country cap 7 percent.
Indians are the largest beneficiaries of H-1B and L-1 visas and also one of the largest employment-based Green Card applicants in the US in the EB-2 (advanced degree holders) and EB-3 category.
- September 11, 2020 04:49 PM IST
The US government wants to widen biometric collection beyond fingerprints, photographs and signatures to include DNA, iris scans and voice and palm prints, among other things. It also wants to collect these data from more people, including employers and family members sponsoring an immigrant. And it wants to store these data even after an immigrant becomes a citizen. All this has raised huge concerns over the threat of continued surveillance and invasion of privacy.
