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‘Not anymore’: Amazon techie says he was obsessed with US, green card; rejected twice for H-1B

Amazon techie says American dream is not staying in America, but living life freely without obsessing over visa. The story of Wen-Hsing Huang, a 25-year-old engineer working at Amazon, can bring closure to many struggling with the present H-1B chaos. As told to Business Insider, Huang’s experience of working in the US, living a life […]

Will the H-1B $100k visa fee affect F-1 students? What is the process of switching from H-1B to Green Card?

H-1B visa holders can apply for permanent residence in the US to escape any further action on foreign workers by the administration. The H-1B conundrum has triggered speculations that other visa categories also will face some heat from the Donald Trump administration — limiting the entry of foreigners in the United States. In a major […]

What is Saudi Arabia’s Gifted Residency? How to qualify for the Green Card: All you need to know | World News

Saudi’s commitment to welcoming global talent through initiatives like the Premium Residency program. This program, including the “Gifted Residency,” offers exceptional individuals in arts, culture, and sports the unique opportunity to live and work in the Kingdom without the need for a sponsor, paving the way for a vibrant and diverse future. Saudi Arabia’s Premium […]

Donald Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ visa: US rolls out residency scheme costing $1 million; aimed to draw foreign investment

The US government launched a new website promoting a visa programme aimed at affluent immigrants, offering American residency at steep prices.The initiative introduces a “Trump Gold Card” costing $1 million for US residency, plus processing fees and background checks. A forthcoming “Platinum Card,” priced at $5 million, will allow holders to “spend up to 270 […]

US visa bulletin October 2025: Major relief for EB categories; hope rises for family green card applicants

October visa bulletin has good news for EB and family visa applicants from India. The US visa bulletin for October sees major movements of dates for India in the first visa bulletin for the fiscal year 2026 that begins on October 1. The Final Action Date for EB-5 (unreserved) India applications will move forward by […]

‘We’re going to change the green card’: Trump team plots H-1B shake-up — what it means for Indians

The Trump administration is planning a major overhaul of the United States’ H-1B visa and green card systems, signalling a shift towards wage-based immigration and merit-driven selection. US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday said he is involved in the proposed reforms, which aim to replace the current lottery-based system with a more selective model. […]

Want a visa, or a green card? It’s vital to have pro-American ideologies states USCIS

“Anti-American activity will be an overwhelmingly negative factor in any discretionary analysis,” according to a recent policy announcement by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the country’s immigration agency.In other words, if you want a visa of any kind – be it a student visa, or a work visa; or wish to apply for […]

No anti-American behavior will be tolerated: New rules for visa holders, green card applicants

USCIS issues new rules for penalizing immigrants for anti-American behavior. Anti-American behavior, social media posts will now not go unnoticed by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, as the Department of Homeland Security has ordered the USCIS to apply Donald Trump’s America First policy to immigration benefits. “America’s benefits should not be given to those […]

3.4 years waiting time for green card, employer-sponsored applications see all-time high delay

Waiting time for green card reached the all-time high in the second quarter of 2025. Green card applications see the highest delays in the second quarter of 2025 as the process time reached 1,265 days or 3.4 years — compared to 705 days (1.9 years) in 2016. The figures were revealed in a new report […]

‘Lived peacefully for decades’: Filipino immigrant with green card detained by ICE after vacation; old narcotics case flags arrest

Image: GoFundMe@/JojiVivianMitsuoHirano A Filipino immigrant and a green card holder with prior criminal charges for distributing controlled substances was detained at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina on July 28, after returning from a vacation in the Bahamas, reported GMA News Online.Sonny Lasquite has reportedly lived in the US for 23 years and worked […]