If successful, this law will benefit over 200,000 people, mostly Indians.
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows American companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
The new legislation proposes to overhaul the H-1B visa program by making necessary changes in the Immigration and Nationality Act.
These foreign nationals will not be required to submit any application to the FRRO or FRO concerned for extension of their visas.
In June 2020, Donald Trump instituted Proclamation 10052, ceasing the processing of non-immigrant H-1B, L-1, H-2B, and J-1 visas, based on the alleged potential risk to the labour market.
It will prohibit Chinese nationals from receiving the visas until the Secretary of State certifies that China has ceased its campaign of economic and industrial espionage against the US
Tasneem Aslam, who hails from Kerala, received the Golden Visa in the exceptional student category and is allowed to stay in the country till 2031
British artists now have to comply with different rules in the 27 EU nations, negotiating visas for performers and permits for equipment.
Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum made the major announcement in a series of tweets.
205 FIRs have been lodged against foreign Tablighi Jamaat members by 11 states and 2,765 such foreigners have been blacklisted so far: Affidavit
The Indian government on Thursday restored the validity of all existing visas, except the ones issued under electronic, tourist and medical categories.
The U-turn by the Trump administration comes following a nationwide outrage against its July 6 order and a series of lawsuits filed by a large number of...
The government also 'strongly advised' Indians to avoid all non-essential travel abroad.
Debbie Abrahams, who is Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Kashmir, claimed she was travelling on a valid e-visa to India to visit family and...
The H-1B program allows companies in the United States to temporarily employ foreign workers in occupations that require the application of highly specialised...
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said the government will provide Sikh pilgrims maximum possible facilities during their pilgrimage to the holy sites in...
The decision was taken on Wednesday by the Religious Tourism and Heritage Committee (RTHC) during a meeting chaired by Governor Chaudhry Sarwar at the Governor...
While tourists from all the countries to which India has extended e-visa facility will pay USD 10 for a 30-day e-visa in the lean season, they will have to pay...
Taslima Nasreen, a citizen of Sweden, has been getting residence permit on a continuous basis since 2004.
In a related development, Kerala-born Dr P A Ibrahim Haji, co-chairman of jewellery company Malabar Group and chairman of PACE Group, also received his golden...
M P Madhusoothanan, 63, said his wife Rohini Perera, 58, was under treatment for mental illness, after the illegal status of the family, who live in Sharjah,...
The State Department regulations say people will have to submit social media names and five years' worth of email addresses and phone numbers.
H-4 visa holders had obtained work permits under a special order issued by the previous Obama administration. Indian-Americans were a major beneficiary of this...
The others arrested for the crime, include ten Nigerians, an Iraqi, and a Thai national staying in different parts of the Lankan capital.
Karadia (53) had approached the HC through his counsels Ashish Mehta and Sujay Kantawala after his LTV expired and a deportation notice was issued against...
