US Visa Regime
US Visa policy: 65 American universities oppose Trump administration's new norms for foreign students
Mon, Dec 24, 2018
The 65 institutions and one higher education system Board, mostly member institutions of the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, signed the brief which urges the federal court to grant them motion for a preliminary injunction.
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US to start deporting Indians with visa problems from Monday?
Thu, Sep 27, 2018
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), tasked with granting visa or its extension to non-immigrants, said Wednesday they will start taking an incremental approach to implement the new rule from October 1. Under the new rule, they will issue notices to appear (NTA) to people whose applications regarding visa extension or changes in status have been denied.
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Big boost for H-1B visa employees on salaries; People Tech Group to pay $45,000 as penalty
Fri, Sep 14, 2018
The US Department of Labour Wage and Hour Division (WHD) during an investigation found the company, which has offices in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, violated the labour provisions of the H-1B visa programme by paying its guest workers far below the required wages, a media release said Thursday.
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No policy yet in US to curb visas, we are talking: Swaraj
Thu, Mar 30, 2017
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in the Rajya Sabha that the Indian government is talking to the Trump administration as well as the US Congressmen, giving proper data and reasoning to press home the point that the relationship between Indian IT companies with the US is mutually-beneficial.
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53% Americans disapprove of Trump's performance: Poll
Sat, Feb 25, 2017
The survey also found that nearly two-thirds of Americans were worried the country will become engaged in a major war in the next four years. Of those, 36 per cent said they were "very worried" about the US becoming involved in a conflict during Trump`s term.
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