The Trump administration is preparing a new round of immigration rule changes that could significantly affect the H-1B visa programme, employment-based green cards, international students and the Optional Practical…
The road to an employment-based US green card could soon get tougher for foreign professionals.
Republican Senator Roger Marshall has come out in support of Indians waiting for Green Cards in the United States, even as some of his party colleagues have been calling for a permanent pause on the entry of Indians…
The July 2026 US Visa Bulletin has brought disappointing news for thousands of Indians waiting for employment-based Green Cards, with visa numbers becoming unavailable in two major categories and another category moving…
For decades, the traditional immigration path for skilled foreign workers was clear: enter the United States on an H-1B visa, get employer sponsorship for a Green Card, and eventually become a US citizen.
A week after USCIS announced that immigrants may have to leave the United States and wait in their home countries while applying for a Green Card, the administration appears to have softened its position following…
Thousands of H-1B visa holders in the United States may no longer be automatically required to leave the country while applying for permanent residency, after US immigration authorities issued a clarification on a…
The Trump administration’s new policy requiring green card applicants to file their applications from their home countries has triggered strong criticism from the US technology sector.
The Trump administration’s latest move to treat adjustment of status as an “extraordinary discretionary benefit” and push Green Card applicants towards consular processing abroad is expected to face immediate legal…
For thousands of Indian professionals in the United States, the journey from H-1B visa to Green Card has always been long and uncertain. But now, that dream appears to have hit a bigger roadblock.
A new USCIS memo suggesting that Green Card applicants may have to wait outside the United States has sent shockwaves among legal immigrants, especially Indians stuck in long backlogs.
In a major move, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services is reportedly planning to ask people waiting for Green Cards to leave the country and complete the process from their home countries.
A Green Card remains one of the most coveted immigration statuses in the United States for foreigners. However, an immigration attorney has warned that people must understand its long-term responsibilities before…
The green card wait for Indians in the US has become more difficult, with the June 2026 Visa Bulletin showing a backward movement in key employment-based categories.
Checking FBI records as part of immigration screening is not new, but the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has now received broader access to the FBI’s criminal history database as part of…