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US reaches H-1B cap for fiscal year 2024
The US has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach a cap for the much-sought-afte…
PTI
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30-40% of laid off techies in the US are Indians, most on H-1B and L1 visas
According to The Washington Post, nearly 200,000 IT workers have been laid off since November last …
PTI
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Refugee group sues Antony Blinken, alleging State Department forced father to leave his children behind in Afghanistan
An Afghan father waited years for the US government to process his application for a Special Immigr…
Charles Davis
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US has reached the H-1B visa limit for the financial year of 2023
The US has received sufficient number of applications needed to reach the Congressionally mandated …
PTI
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State Department official estimates that a 'majority' of Afghan special immigrant visa applicants were left behind
"Everybody who lived it is haunted by the choices we had to make and by the people we were not able…
John L. Dorman
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41% of Americans support increasing the number of special visas for Afghans who aided US forces: Insider poll
Respondents were asked if the US should issue more or less visas to US-allied Afghans than the 19,0…
Bryan Metzger
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Groups that resettle refugees are struggling to find enough staff, funding, and housing for 50,000 incoming Afghans
Refugees can't even furnish an apartment with the funds the US government provides, one agency lead…
Kenneth Niemeyer,Charles Davis
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Agency official who's resettling Afghan refugees angry that US left allies behind: 'Our government has not kept its promise'
A State Department official estimated Wednesday that the US left behind "the majority" of special i…
Natalie Musumeci
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The Biden administration delayed giving visas to Afghans because it was worried about the 'optics' of resettling refugees, says GOP lawmaker trying to get them out
Rep. Peter Meijer has questioned why more urgency was not shown in providing asylum to Afghans vuln…
Tom Porter
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Biden says some Afghans didn't want to be evacuated, but 18,000 who are stuck applied for special visas that haven't been processed
Experts estimate 18,000 Afghans and 53,000 of their family members have applied and are waiting for…
Eliza Relman
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Uncle Sam just overhauled the H-1B visa lottery, and that's good news for startups
Changes to the H-1B visa program should improve the odds for startups of getting their applicants s…
Melia Russell
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H1-B visa renewals made easy – Indians can regenerate their US work visa without travelling back home
US authorities have unveiled plans to introduce ‘in-country’ renewable H-1B visas , aiming to simpl…
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Looking to move abroad? These countries offer a work visa even without an offer letter
Countries like the US and Canada are popular places to relocate for work and thus, receive an overw…
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Extend H-1B visa grace period 12 months: Indo-American organisations launch online petition
Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countr…
PTI
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36% more visas processed across India after Covid-19 pandemic: US officials
While addressing the presser, which was organised by Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studi…
ANI
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Big Tech reshaped immigration policy to recruit global talent. The newest wave of layoffs have left those immigrant workers stranded.
Outdated immigration policy and tech company layoffs have led to many H-1B visa holders scrambling …
Isaiah Reynolds
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A special aircraft to Delhi brings home 150 Indians deported from the US
These Indians have either violated their visa norms or were illegal immigrants.
PTI
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US has hit the H-1B visa petition cap of 65,000, candidates will soon be picked by a computerised lottery system
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows the US companies to employ foreign workers in …
PTI
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US allows some H-1B visa seekers to re-submit their applications, according to federal agency
If your FY 2021 petition was rejected or administratively closed solely because your petitio…
PTI
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US announces $150 million for H-1B One Workforce training programme
The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from co…