7-year visa fraud scheme exposed in Texas: Two charged over fake H-1B and green card applications

[ad_1] Federal prosecutors in the United States say a visa consulting operation in North Texas ran a years-long scheme involving fraudulent immigration filings linked to work visas and employment-based green cards.According to court documents, two men, Abdul Hadi Murshid and Muhammad Salman Nasir, have been charged in connection with a large immigration fraud operation based […]

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 […]

‘Immediately freeze all H-1Bs’: Texas gunman came on a tourist visa but over 70 Republicans ask Congress to halt all immigration

[ad_1] In a reaction to the 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne shooting two people and injuring 14 others in downtown Austin after US struck Iran, over 70 Texas Republicans have now signed a letter to Congress asking to stop all immigration, including that of H-1B, a specialty work visa, as “we must know who is in this […]

ICE cancelled Indian-origin student’s visa over dismissed traffic ticket, court calls move unlawful | World News

[ad_1] A US federal court has reportedly ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acted unlawfully when it cancelled the visa status of an Indian-origin student over a traffic ticket that had already been dismissed. The case centres on Akshar Patel, an F-1 student whose legal status was terminated after ICE flagged a minor, years-old […]

UAE to Oman by car this Eid al Fitr? Visa, insurance and border fees explained

[ad_1] Orange Card, Exit Fees, Visa on Arrival: What UAE Travellers Must Know Before Driving to Oman As Eid Al Fitr 2026 approaches and residents of the United Arab Emirates prepare for a long holiday, many are eyeing a scenic road trip to neighbouring Oman, which is one of the easiest and most rewarding ways […]

‘American dream is…’: Indian Redditors share dead-end in the US without an H-1B visa

[ad_1] An Indian Redditor shared the professional struggles they have to go through in the US unless they are selected in the H-1B visa lottery. The H-1B registration for 2027 opens on March 4 but the Redditor said the company already informed him that he won’t be sponsored, even though it won’t require a $100,000 […]

Indian-origin CEO asked to ‘move to China’ as he slams US for fighting to keep H-1B, O-1 visa holders out

[ad_1] Facing racial attack as an Indian in the US is nothing new but this time an Indian-origin CEO has been asked to ‘go to China’ and not India as Nitish Kannan criticized the ongoing narrative in the US to shut out everyone, including H-1Bs, O-1 visa holders. Kannan said while the US is fighting […]

‘Overstayed in India’: Redditor says H-1B visa got canceled at Abu Dhabi preclearance

[ad_1] A Redditor on an H-1B visa claimed that her passport was stamped ‘cancelled and withdrawn’ at Abu Dhabi preclearance as she was traveling back to the US in January, along with her husband. Explaining her case, she said that she traveled to India in November to celebrate her daughter’s first birthday and did not […]

Uae Visa Overstay: Indian woman held for overstaying UAE visa returns to Kerala after legal intervention | World News

[ad_1] Kerala woman held in Sharjah for visa overstay returns home after legal help / AI Illustration Nearly two years after leaving her Kerala home to find work in the UAE, a 37-year-old woman was detained in Sharjah over a visa overstay and an absconding complaint filed by her sponsor. A tense period of uncertainty […]