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Analiza Pathak December 24, 2025 7:06 AM IST
The rule introduces what is called a "weighted selection system." Simply put, if two people apply, the one with the higher salary offer is more likely to be chosen, even though both are still eligible.
Analiza Pathak December 19, 2025 1:30 PM IST
The programme remains hugely popular worldwide. Nearly 20 million people applied for the 2025 diversity visa lottery, and over 131,000 were selected when spouses were included.
IANS December 5, 2025 7:55 PM IST
The latest changes are expected to add new volume to the system, even as the agency continues efforts to modernize processing.
Kumar Utkarsh December 3, 2025 12:52 PM IST
The U.S. has paused all immigration applications from 19 travel-ban nations, impacting green cards, citizenship and asylum processes. Indian applicants remain unaffected, but uncertainty grows for millions awaiting approvals.
Anirudha Yerunkar October 21, 2025 4:42 PM IST
Tens of thousands of highly skilled people in specialised fields boost the American economy each year after obtaining H-1B status, it said.
Analiza Pathak October 21, 2025 9:52 AM IST
The F-1 Visa (Academic Student) allows you to enter the United States as a full-time student at an accredited college, university, seminary, conservatory, academic high school, elementary school, or other academic institution.
Victor Dasgupta September 21, 2025 7:48 AM IST
Individuals who currently hold H-1B visas and are abroad will not be required to pay the $100,000 fee, Press Secretary Levitt said.
Tahir Qureshi August 5, 2025 1:00 AM IST
The Green Card is proof of the right to live and work permanently in the USA.
Analiza Pathak June 28, 2025 6:00 PM IST
Earlier this month, USCIS changed the validity rules for Form I-693, a mandatory document that proves applicants meet health-related requirements.
Victor Dasgupta March 24, 2025 6:52 AM IST
Narayana Murthy's Infosys bagged a total of 8,140 H-1B visas in 2024. It is important to note that this was the highest an Indian I-T company received in a year.
Analiza Pathak June 20, 2024 12:24 PM IST
H-1B visas have long been the preferred pathway for Indian IT companies to deploy their software engineers in the U.S., with Indians historically being the largest recipients of these visas.
Analiza Pathak April 3, 2024 7:02 PM IST
The application fee for the H-1B visa has been raised from USD 460 (over Rs 38,000) to USD 780 (over Rs 64,000), with the registration fee also jumping from USD 10 (Rs 829) to USD 215 (over Rs 17,000).
Analiza Pathak March 19, 2024 11:04 AM IST
From April 1, visa fees will be USD 110, up from USD 10. This is the first hike since 2016. Registration fees for H-1B visas have also been increased from USD 10 to USD 215.
IANS February 1, 2024 1:47 AM IST
Under the beneficiary-centric process, registrations will be selected by unique beneficiary rather than by registration.
India.com Business Desk July 28, 2023 4:16 PM IST
Only those petitioners with selected registrations for FY 2024 are eligible to file H-1B cap-subject petitions. The initial filing period for those with selected registrations for FY 2024 was from April 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023.
India.com News Desk April 29, 2023 9:29 AM IST
H-1B visas, which are used by software engineers and others in the tech industry, have been a lightning rod in the immigration debate, with critics saying they are used to undercut U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents.
India.com News Desk March 28, 2023 9:19 AM IST
The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies(FIIDS) had recently written to USCIS about the impacts of recent technology sector layoffs and sought an increase to the up to 60-day grace period.
India.com News Desk August 24, 2022 8:28 AM IST
USCIS has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master's cap, for fiscal year (FY) 2023.
PTI February 18, 2021 5:48 PM IST
Petitions filed for current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against the cap, and who still retain their cap number, are exempt from the FY 2021 H-1B cap.
India.com News Desk June 21, 2019 12:11 PM IST
The spokeswoman also cleared that this was not targeted at a specific country even when administration s Buy American Hire American executive order calls for a broad review of U.S. worker visa programmes, including the H-1B.
PTI Feeds November 9, 2018 7:09 AM IST
'Dramatic increase' in number of H1B visas being held up, claims Compete America
India.com Business Desk August 21, 2017 11:55 AM IST
The H-1B visa in the United States falls under the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 101(a)(17)(H). H-1B specialty occupations may include fields such as science, engineering and information technology.
PTI Feeds April 4, 2017 5:38 PM IST
H-1B visa memo to have little impact on Indian IT cos: Nasscom
PTI Feeds April 4, 2017 5:33 PM IST
H-1B visa memo to have little impact on Indian IT cos: Nasscom
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