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List of countries from where it’s ‘nearly impossible’ to get a US visa

Rwanda tops the list of 10 countries from where it’s almost impossible to get US visa. It is difficult to get a US visa if you are from any African country but Rwanda has been named the hardest country to immigrate to the US from in 2025, Irish Star reported citing a recent study by […]

‘Time for you to leave’: Why legal US citizens have been receiving this mail from DHS

The DHS said these people are receiving the mail because immigrants must have used their mail for administrative records. Several US citizens, legally staying in the country, received notices from the Department of Homeland Security asking them to leave the country or else be subjected to potential law enforcement actions. The DHS clarified that it […]

US asks for home addresses, biometrics of H-1B applicants first time ever: ‘Highly unusual’

USCIS is seeking home address and biometrics as additional data from H-1B applicants, if there is any ‘adverse information’ about the applicant. In a fresh trouble for H-1B applicants, federal immigrant authorities are asking for home addresses and biometrics for H-1B and employment-based immigrant petitions, which immigrant lawyers think is highly unusual, as biometrics are […]

US Visa News: 133 students, majority Indians, get their SEVIS records restored: What is this record? Why is this crucial to stay in US?

A Georgia court reinstated the SEVIS records of 133 students, majority Indians. Amid the Donald Trump administration’s massive crackdown on international students, a court in Georgia has ruled in favor of 133 students, reinstating their SEVIS records. A majority of these 133 students are Indians. They filed a lawsuit against the ICE after their SEVIS […]

US Visa News: Why Gaza visit after 2007 may make you ineligible for a US visa

If you have visited Gaza after 2007, you social media will be scrutinized by US visa authorities. Indian scholar Badar Khan Suri was arrested by the Donald Trump administration because of his alleged Hamas connection. His wife’s father was a former Hamas adviser, and they met in Gaza in 2011 when Suri went to Gaza […]

US Visa News: 50% of students whose US visas have been revoked by Trump admin are Indians: Study

Majority of the students who lost their visas in Trump crackdown are Indians, a study revealed. The American Immigration Lawyers Association has revealed a study claiming that 50 per cent of the reported cases of US students whose visas got revoked are Indian. The association examined 327 reports of visa revocations by the Donald Trump […]

US Visa News: ‘US visa holders should know…’: What Marco Rubio’s statements on revoking visas mean

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said vetting does not end when one gets the visa. With green card holders now fearing their stay in the US after Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest for leading anti-Israel protests last year, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that revoking visas when threats arise is a way […]

“US Visa Holders Cannot Use The First Amendment…”: Secretary Of State

Washington DC: Reigning down on visa holders and aliens in the United States, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has cautioned them that visiting America is not their entitlement, but a privilege extended by the US government to those who have respect for the law and American values. He said so in his opinion piece […]

US Visa News: US visa bulletin for May 2025: Bad news for India as EB-5 category slips back

India will face a retrogression in the EB-5 Unreserved category. No good news for Indian H-1B and green card hopefuls as the US visa bulletin for May 2025 mentions retrogression for the EB-5 category for Indians. India will face a retrogression in the EB-5 Unreserved category moving to May 1, 2019 while China remains on […]

US Canada Travel Rules: Do Canadians need to submit fingerprints for US travel? Confusion over registration rule for 30-day stay

Canadians are exempt from the fingerprint rule that’s mandatory for all foreign nationals entering the US and planning to stay for 30 days and more. Many Canadians are left at a lurch with the new US travel rules kicking in that require every foreign national to register with the federal government and carry documentation. According […]