Immigration News

Centre to scrap paper arrival cards for foreigners from October 1

Foreigners arriving in India can now submit a digital arrival card online, replacing the paper form to speed up immigration from October 1

End work permits for foreign students: Republicans after H-1B visa revamp

Republicans want DHS to end work permits for foreign students, putting OPT at risk. Indians, the largest group, fear losing career pathways in the US

Study in Austria? New initiative opens 300 seats for Indian engineers

Austria has launched TU Austria - Focus India, offering over 300 Master's seats at TU Wien, TU Graz and TU Leoben for Indian engineering graduates under a new mobility pact

Green card after 14 years! Indian professor's journey shows visa struggles

An Indian professor became a US permanent resident after 14 years, reflecting the long and uncertain green card journey faced by over one million Indians stuck in backlogs

Higher H-1B visa fee to cut IT cos' margins by just 10-20 bps: Crisil

The IT companies, which had operating margins of around 22 per cent last financial year, are likely to share the incremental cost with clients

Green card travel rules explained: Re-entry permits, documents and limits

Green card holders can travel abroad, but long stays outside the US may risk their residency. Here's what to know about rules, permits and documents

Canada immigration backlog at 1 million, permanent residency leads delays

Canada's immigration backlog has surged to 959,000 cases, with delays now affecting nearly half of all applications under processing

H-1B visa, OPT woes, deportation fears: Is studying in US too risky now?

Trump's steep H-1B visa fee leaves Indian students weighing ROI, OPT pathways, and options in Canada, Germany, and Australia

H-1B visa: Techies in Cupertino, San Francisco earn the highest wages

New USCIS rule aims to prioritize high-skilled, high-paid workers in H-1B visa lottery

Trump's H-1B fee: Canada's big chance to lure global tech talent?

Canada could gain as Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee pushes tech firms to hire more in Toronto and Vancouver

Trump admin's $100K H-1B visa fee hike could hit US doctors, hospitals

The Trump administration has announced a $100,000 annual H-1B visa fee hike; visa quotas remain unchanged at 65,000 for regular applicants and 20,000 for advanced degree holders

'5,500 H-1B visa jobs may go monthly, Indians hit hardest': What's at stake

H-1B Visa Overhaul: A new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas could cut up to 5,500 immigrant jobs a month, with Indian tech workers most exposed, economists warn

Indian techie earning ₹16L at US fintech denied B2 visa for NYC travel

Software engineer's Reddit post draws comments on the likely reasons her B2 Visa application was rejected

H-1B visa 2026: Lottery may end with preference for high pay, high skills

Trump unveils plan to reshape H-1B lottery by prioritising higher wages, alongside a $100,000 visa fee and a Bill seeking to scrap OPT for foreign graduates

US student visas hit four-year low as arrivals from India plunge 45%

Student arrivals to the US fell 19% in August to 313,000, the lowest since 2021. Asia and Africa saw the sharpest declines amid tighter visa rules

Germany to Indians: Great jobs await as US lifts H-1B visa fee to $100k

Germany has stepped up efforts to attract Indian professionals with more visas and higher pay, contrasting sharply with the US's $100,000 H-1B fee hike

New H1-B visa fee may cost 5,500 jobs a month, mostly Indian talent: JP Morgan

JPMorgan warns that Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee could slash 5,500 jobs a month, hitting Indian tech workers and US firms relying on skilled foreign talent

US govt set to favour high-paid workers in H-1B visa process overhaul

Trump administration proposes weighted H-1B visa selection, replacing lottery with wage-based tiers; move could hit Indian IT firms while favoring high-skilled, high-paid roles in US tech

Trump's new H-1B visa fee caught everyone off guard: JPMorgan chief Dimon

"That caught everyone off guard," Dimon said in a CNBC-TV18 interview. "And so we had a lot of phone calls over the weekend. What does it mean?"

H-1B visa: Trump proposes new system to favour higher-skilled workers

The move aims to protect American workers from unfair wage competition, the note said