Green Card, US citizenship update: USCIS says prior vetting was inadequate, immigration ban under constant review

[ad_1] USCIS provides updates on immigration ban The US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced what they found after the Donald Trump administration put a hold on all types of immigration from certain countries, while the agency was tasked to recheck whether all checks were in place and whether they were adequate. The administration is known […]

US to lift asylum claim pause for countries that are not on travel ban list

[ad_1] US to lift asylum claim pause for countries that are not on travel ban list Following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington DC, in November 2025, the Donald Trump administration announced a blanket ban on asylum cases as the DC shooter was an Afghan man who had been granted asylum in […]

3 questions and visa denied: Indian student in US says parents were not allowed to attend her graduation

[ad_1] An Indian student in the US took to Reddit and expressed her woes as her parents were denied a tourist visa from the Mumbai consulate. Of late, several incidents of Indians, including entrepreneurs, being denied tourist visas to the US have been reported. Visa officers have the right to reject visa applications of any […]

New rules for Diversity Visa: Valid, unexpired passport required from applicants for combatting fraud

[ad_1] The State Department released the final rules for the Green Card lottery or the Diversity Visa program, bringing back the measures introduced under the first Trump administration. Applicants for the Green Card lottery will now require a valid and unexpired passport from their home country before entering the lottery, beginning last month. The new […]

Embassies shut, travel restricted: What to do if your US visa is expiring

[ad_1] US immigration experts advised non-immigrant visa holders in the country not to travel outside as the Middle East crisis and the ongoing travel restrictions could result in delays, causing people to lose their visa status or jobs. But those who are already stuck outside the US and have their deadlines nearing should not sit […]

Cognizant, Infosys employed highest number of H-1Bs in Texas since 2020, claims report amid major crackdown

[ad_1] At a time when the Texas government has aggressively taken up the issue of H-1B visa holders allegedly stealing American jobs, a report by Dallas Express claimed that two Indian IT conglomerates, Cognizant and Infosys, are the top employers of H-1B visa holders in the state since 2020. The data is from January 1, […]

Not only visa, Green Card can also get delayed after social media scrutiny, says immigration lawyer; ‘Posts about side hustle…’

[ad_1] While consular officers can deny visas after going through the social media history of the applicants, it can happen to Green Card applicants too, New Jersey-based immigration lawyer Abhisha Parikh said. And this can even include old dating app activities as well. The case of Indian CEO Jasveer Singh being denied a B1/B2 visa […]

Not only in India, US embassy in London denying visas to executives citing ‘minor offences’ of 1970s

[ad_1] Immigration lawyers in London are turning away clients with any criminal history as they know the US embassy in London will reject these visas no matter what positions these visa seekers hold or their purpose of visit to the US. Financial Times reported that the US embassy in London is denying top-level business executives […]

‘When your studies are over…’: Expert advises how to answer officer’s trick question for US student visa interview

[ad_1] Immigration attorney Brad Bernstein offered five simple tips to students looking for visas for higher studies in the US at a time when the US authorities are weighing every visa request carefully and rejecting more than ever, citing various reasons. Bernstein said the applicants must show strong ties to their homecountry so that the […]

75-country Green Card freeze: US announces adoption waiver in new update

[ad_1] The Green Card freeze on 75 countries threw a spanner in the works for families in the process of adopting children from countries mentioned on the list, as no exception was announced when the immigration freeze came into effect on January 21. The State Department took into consideration the hardships of the US families […]