From April 2019, there will be several changes in the H-1B visa application. Now, the organizations required to register electronically before the visa lottery procedure to obtain H-1B visas for their workers. As per the latest rules, the candidates…

The Congress has mandated that the H1-B visa has an annual limit cap of 65,000 visas during each fiscal year. Moreover, the first 20,000 petitions filed by beneficiaries having a US master's degree get an exemption from the cap.A few major changes Presently,…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has a proposal regarding changing the selection of a number of H-1B visa petitions each year.AimsThis requires employers to register online for getting selected randomly before submitting the visa petitions.…

The study of National Association of Foreign Student Advisers has the opinion that global students made a contribution of $39 billion to the US economy in the academic year of 2017-2018.The studyMoreover, it found that the economic activity of overseas…

After the elimination of the country quotas from Green Cards, the present discrimination in the labour market will be over. As per a Congressional report, this will allow for the domination of India and China to gain American citizenship.Green Card is…

Owing to the strict interpretations of rules which govern the H-1B work visa program Indian IT companies, as well as their customers, face a shortage of mid-level talent in the US.A major problemThere was a problem of talent at the entry-level in the…

Employees of Federal contractors, on H-1B visas, have a risk of deportation if they receive the termination orders for lack of work.• Contractors still need to pay the employees, even when they do not work, or terminate them. The other scenario is…

As per a new study of the National Foundation for American Policy, the H-1B visa program for top skilled overseas professionals, presently under the excessive scrutiny of the US administration, earned $4.9 billion in employer-paid fees for the US since…

A merit-based immigration plan being put together by Jared Kushner, White House senior adviser it could lead to an escalation in US visas for extremely skilled workers, sources revealed on 24 Apr 2019.Merit-based Immigration ProposalKushner is assumed…

The US has a plan of increasing the application fee for the H-1B visa as a way of increasing the availability of funds for the Apprentice Program.The DetailsThis was stated by Alexander Acosta, the Labor Secretary. He was testifying in front of the Congressional…

Following the investigation of the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor, an American employment service company in Troy, Michigan, was in agreement to pay, USD 1.1 million as back wages to 594 H-1B employees. Many of these are top skilled…

The US Embassy, located in South Africa, has asked its residents, intending to Plan a trip to the US, to apply for the visas quickly for avoiding a long wait. The embassy stated that the processing of visa applications at US consulates, located in Cape…

Many American firms are the major beneficiaries of the H-1B visas. Any restrictions on these visas may impact heavily on the US technology companies because many work permits are issued to Indians with a high skill set. Indian nationals receive two-thirds…

After the implementation of new regulations the odds of MBA candidates increased by more than 10% to get the US work visa.They are burdened with student debt heavily and will be in a position to settle it. They can expect an attractive return on investment…

US lawmakers are casting their vote regarding lifting the country-cap of seven percent for issuing the Green Card. This is a move that will immensely benefit top skilled Indian IT professionals who are languishing in the queue for several years. The…

Presently H1-B visas are frequently used by established companies and less by startups because the former, get the advantage in dealing with time and cost factors.US Immigration and the status of start upsThe present visa policies followed by U.S. make…

The US is operating on making the process of visa application shorter for Indian citizens and starting 1 September 2019, certain candidates can appeal for a waiver from the compulsory interview. In a statement to the associations of the travel agents,…

In the future application season, A new and streamlined electronic registration system, having the earlier deadline will Replace the expensive and bulky H-1B application process, as per the statement of the federal government.The Major ChangesIn place…

There is a decreasing trend among the Indian students reaching the US to seek education over the years, as per a report. As per the Open Doors Report focusing on International Educational Exchange, the yearly growth of students from India, to the US…

There was a US scrapping of an old rule In January that allowed companies in filing applications to get the short work- permit provided to technology workers. As a substitute they had to register the names of professionals they intended to send.New Process…

The sharp fall in the profit can be attributed to public sector insurers that saw heavy claims due to the floods in Kerala and crop insurance.

UP govt tables Rs 4,211 crore second supplementary Budget for FY20

Worried microfinance industry feels that if the “irregularity and delay” in loan repayments get longer, then there would be a major problem for every player — small, medium and large.

FOR THE first time in over three decades, says writer William Dalrymple, he feels he might not want to die in India — a country he had fallen in love with when he moved here in 1989 to research and write ‘City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi’ (1993).

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut says Maharashtra govt’s work will be based on issues, not Hindutva.

AIMIM chief said Muslims gave their testimony of being patriots by choosing to remain in India but the prime minister is asking for proof of citizenship from that very community.

With this exercise, the state’s new council of ministers — 33 cabinet and 10 state — has hit the maximum limit, capped at 15 per cent of the Vidhan Sabha strength of 288.

Addressing a gathering at Siddaganga Matha in Tumkur in Karnataka, Modi accused the Opposition of remaining silent on Pakistan’s “atrocities on Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Christians” and said “jis tarah ki nafrat hum logon se karte hain, vaisa hi swar ab desh ki sansad ke khilaf dikh raha hai.

Nuclear physicists Kakodkar and Gangotra believe India’s nuclear industry “lost time” due to liability regime that followed 2008 nuclear deal, say country should aim for 50% nuclear energy, and insist that the space programme is about “national pride”, not jingoism

LIC had sold around 2 crore policies in the last five years, he said. In the current year, the Indian life insurance business reported a new business premium of Rs 1.69 lakh crore of which LIC had garnered about Rs 1.2 lakh crore.

In a detailed presentation and interview, Dr Bimal Patel shares the blueprint and objectives of the coveted project, says it will modernise administration and make it more efficient, defends the 2024 deadline for its completion.

The Prime Minister said the dispute that has arisen over CAA has made the world take notice of the persecution of minorities in Pakistan.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on why he chose to write about Indira Gandhi and Nehru, and the reason NDA govt’s NPR is different from UPA’s; says there is no vacancy for Cong president as of now; and warns against the lack of political outreach in Kashmir.

This was protested by hundreds of farmers and women in Amaravati region who defied prohibitory orders and broke security cordon to reach the state legislature complex.

Industry experts say that besides the realty sector, the Chennai-Visakhapatnam industrial corridor will spur growth for other allied industries as well.

The injured student, identified as Shadab Farooq, is from Jammu & Kashmir, and a first-year student of mass communication at Jamia.

Revenues from operations for the third quarter rose 4.28% y-o-y to Rs6,574.82 crore on account of contribution from newly-acquired companies during the quarter.

In his speech Kejriwal once again stressed the importance of the bijli, paani, shiksha and swastha model, the defining theme of his governance model.