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US visa bulletin January 2026 released: Good news for Indian EB-1 category but not for family Green Card applicants

The US State Department released the first visa bulletin of 2026, promising good news for Indian Green Card applicants falling in the category of EB-1, as their Final Action Dates moved by one year, meaning that the waiting time to get a Green Card will be reduced. For EB-1 category India, the final action date […]

Don’t lose your H-1B job: US immigration experts advise Indians stuck at home amid visa appointment delays

Immigration attorney Emily Neumann said the first thing that H-1B visa holders who are now stuck at home because all appointments have been delayed by at least six months, owing to the social media vetting, is to keep their H-1B job. The expert said that if a person loses his or her job, they will […]

‘Which country are you from?’: Citizenship ceremonies halted, immigrants plucked out of line under Trump’s new ‘high-risk’ policy

As the Donald Trump administration stopped all immigration requests from 19 countries of concern, people who were just one step away from getting their citizenship received the shock of their lives. They just received a four-sentence email informing them that their naturalization ceremony got canceled. Some were not even informed; they found out when they […]

No US visa for fact checkers, content moderators because ‘Trump’s social media accounts were once locked’

The Donald Trump administration has moved to deny visas to fact-checkers, content moderators who have engaged in “censoring the free speech of US citizens”. The State Department has sent a memo to overseas missions this week directing consular officials to deny visas to any applicant “responsible for, or complicit in, censorship or attempted censorship of […]

‘Can’t stop that if one becomes radicalized later’: USCIS reveals how revetting of nationals from 19 countries will be done

As the Donald Trump administration has stopped all immigration requests from 19 countries of concern and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services will have to re-vet all those who have been granted entry to the US, USCIS diretor Joseph Edlow said that it is not possible to 100% stop radicalization after someone enters the country. […]

Expect massive visa backlogs: Ex-USCIS official’s warning as Trump orders review of Green Cards

A massive delay in processing all forms of immigration applications is now inevitable as the Donald Trump administration ordered a re-review of all Green Cards issued during the Biden administration to the nationals of 19 countries of concern. All asylum cases approved under the Biden administration from these 19 countries will also be reviewed again. […]

Travel ban, H-1B vetting, work permit update, Green Card freeze: List of all new US immigration rules

The Donald Trump administration has come up with a host of immigration rules in the past week in the aftermath of the DC shooting. While restricting illegal aliens has been in the works, the DC shooter suspect’s Afghan origin pushed the administration to announce a host of new measures. Travel ban on around 30 countries […]

US visa likely to be denied to applicants with diabetes, obesity, chronic illness under new Trump rule

US visas will soon be out of reach to applicants suffering from any chronic illness or medical conditions like diabetes or obesity, reports claimed, citing a new directive from the Trump administration. CBS News reported that KFF Health News examined the cable of the State Department sent to embassy and consular officials asking visa officers […]

US visa likely to be denied to applicants with diabetes, obesity, chronic illness under new Trump rule

US visas will soon be out of reach to applicants suffering from any chronic illness or medical conditions like diabetes or obesity, reports claimed, citing a new directive from the Trump administration. CBS News reported that KFF Health News examined the cable of the State Department sent to embassy and consular officials asking visa officers […]

No guarantee you will return: US rejects Indian student’s visa plea, cites no strong tie to home country

An Indian student was rejected for a US visa and the rejection letter claimed that he did not have enough strong tie that would compel him to return to India after his stay in the US. An Indian student recently received a visa rejection letter from the US that said they were not convinced that […]