[ad_1] After the US State Department started social media vetting on December 15, there is now no immediate approval or rejection of visa appeals and candidates are issued a 221(g) slip. Candidates are also being asked whether they made their social media accounts public and then the visa approval status is updated online. Users on […]
[ad_1] As hundreds of H-1B visa holders have been left with no other option other than biding their time in India as the US State Department canceled maximum visa appointments of December and rescheduled them to March 2026, a request from a Redditor has gone viral. The Redditor urged fellow Indians who are in the […]
[ad_1] Immigration attorney Rebecca Chen advised Indian H-1Bs to avoid traveling now in the wake of the major mass rescheduling of visa appointments in India. Hundreds of H-1B visa holders have already traveled to India to report to their appointment in December at the consular offices but now they have received last-minute emails that their […]
[ad_1] Missouri senator Eric Schmitt made a video of himself listing out H-1B jobs that do not require any high skill, and then tore the paper from which he was reading, calling out companies that are abusing the program, including 7/11. A staunch critic of the H-1B visa program, Schmitt has been raising his voice […]
[ad_1] The Donald Trump administration has announced a massive validity cut for Employment Authorization Documents, commonly known as work permits, starting from December 5. Instead of five years, from now on, the maximum validity of work permits will be 18 months. This applies to both new and renewal of EADs filed on or after December […]
[ad_1] A US-based AI recruitment firm came to IIT-Delhi for placement and assured the students that they will not hesitate to sponsor H-1Bs because of the $100,000 fee that the Donald Trump administration imposed, so that companies rely on American talent and don’t import foreign skills. The firm’s social media marketing also targeted the H-1B […]
[ad_1] A row erupted after former DOGE adviser and Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback hit back at Vivek Ramaswamy over his comments about the “American Dream.”Ramaswamy is running for governor in Ohio and posted on X defending the uniqueness of American opportunity and dismissing the idea of other national ideals. “There’s no ‘Canadian Dream.’ There’s […]
[ad_1] Former DOGE adviser James Fishback pushed back against Vivek Ramaswamy’s comments on Ohio’s industrial future, using the moment to reiterate his call to end the “H-1B scam”.Fishback was responding to an X post from Ramaswamy, the Indian-origin candidate endorsed by Trump and now running for Governor of Ohio. Vivek appeared to be simply promoting […]
[ad_1] Raja Krishnamoorthi says if US doesn’t bring talent from other countries, jobs will go to those countries. Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democrat-Illinois) said the US can’t function without immigrants amid the ongoing H-1B row. Speaking to a former adviser of ex-President Biden, Ajay Jain Bhutoria, Krishnamoorthi said if US does not bring the talent […]
[ad_1] In a recent commentary, Bill Mitchell, a noted voice in the MAGA community, advised Trump supporters to reconsider their rigid views on H-1B visas. He emphasized that a hardline approach could jeopardize the United States’ position as a leader in technology. MAGA commentator Bill Mitchell waded into the H-1B row on Monday, urging Trump […]
