‘Go home’ for Green Card rule: Immigration attorney Rahul Reddy explains what H-1B visa holders should do now

Immigration attorney Rahul Reddy explains what H-1B visa holders applying for Green Cards should do. The new Green Card rule that applicants can’t wait for their Green Card in the US and should go back to their country of origin has sent shockwaves, as 1.2 million legal immigrants are waiting for years to become permanent […]

Massive, absurd: Immigration experts, foreign-born founder react to new Green Card rule

USCIS dropped a new Green Card rule asking those waiting for Green Card to leave the country and go back to their own countries. The new memo by the USCIS that every migrant has to leave the US when they wait for their Green Card triggered a massive upheaval as experts decoded what the new […]

Waiting for Green Card? Leave US first, re-enter with an immigrant visa

US plans to send those who are waiting for their Green Card back to their home countries. In a huge move, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services is going to ask individuals who are waiting for their Green Cards to leave the country and wait in their own country. The USCIS announced new guidance directing […]

Green Card is not a visa, you can’t hand it back if you don’t like it, warns Immigration attorney

Immigration attorney lists out things people should consider before going for a Green Card. A Green Card is the most coveted status in the US for foreigners but an immigration attorney warned that before getting a Green Card, people must remember that it is not something that they can throw away later; it comes with […]

New USCIS signature rule for H-1B, Green Card: Dos and don’ts for your next immigration application

USCIS may cancel immigration applications even after processing if they find copy-pasted signatures. The US Department of Homeland Security has issued an interim rule on how it would reject applications if officers deem some signatures invalid. Published in the Federal Register on May 11, 2026, the rule gives USCIS broader authority to reject or deny […]

Bad news for Indian Green Card applicants: Final Action Dates for EB-1, EB-2 retrogress in June 2026 visa bulletin

US State Department warns dates for Green Card applicants from India may move back further — in its June 2026 visa bulletin. The June 2026 visa bulletin published by the State Department offered little to no hope for Indian Green Card hopefuls as the queue became longer, increasing the waiting time. To break it down, […]

‘Is the fight for Green Card worth it?’ H-1B visa holder says he has decent money but can see parents once every two years

A Reddit user shares why despite having H-1B in the US, life is not fulfilling. Getting an H-1B visa is a dream come true for many in the US as the work visa gives a foothold for some years but a Redditor who has it all shared how he has started questioning whether the fight […]

Banned for life from entering US: 61-year-old Florida man, Green Card holder, deported to Canada for failing to pay taxes

Douglas Dixon (left) had been living in the US since 2005 and had a Green Card. He was deported for failing tax payment. 61-year-old Douglas Dixon, who has been living in Florida since 2005 and had a Green Card giving him permanent residency in the US, was deported to Canada after he failed ti pay […]

IIT to H-1B: JD Vance invokes academic in-laws while red flagging green card without loyalty test

TOI correspondent from Washington: US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday doubled down on the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration posture, signaling a deepened skepticism toward the H-1B visa program while framing national “loyalty” as the ultimate litmus test for immigrants.Speaking at TurningPointUSA townhall in Georgia, Vance deflected an Indian-origin student’s question regarding the decades-long green […]

‘150 years’ for a Green Card? How long does it take for an Indian to get permanent residency in US?

The average waiting time for Indians for a Green Card is now 25-30 years. An Indian-origin student has recently asked Vice President JD Vance at an event of the Turning Point USA what the Trump administration was doing to ease the long waiting list for Indians to get a Green Card in the US. The […]