Immigration
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Canada unveils plan to add 14.5 lakh immigrants in next three years
Last year, the country admitted 4.05 lakh immigrants.
Scroll Staff
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Process all green card applications within six months, US presidential advisory panel recommends
The recommendation will now be sent to the White House for approval.
Scroll Staff
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Why thousands of Chinese have been migrating to Ghana
Beijing’s political and economic changes have driven massive human movement both inside and outside the country.
Jinpu Wang, The Conversation
Trending
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Journalist Sreenivasan Jain quits NDTV
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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The big news: Odisha Health Minister Naba Das dies of bullet injury, and nine other top stories
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Ten students suspended in Ajmer university for watching BBC documentary on Gujarat riots
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Canada to add 13.29 lakh immigrants in next three years
The country has set a target to bring in 4,31,645 permanent residents in 2022, 4,47,055 in 2023 and 4,51,000 in 2024.
Scroll Staff
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US to revisit some H-1B applications denied during Donald Trump’s term
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it will revisit the objections based on three memos that made it more difficult to get work visas.
Scroll Staff
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Joe Biden revokes Trump-era ban on green card applicants that blocked legal immigration to US
Trump last year halted the issuance of green cards in the name of protecting the American jobs amid the coronavirus crisis.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Three snow leopard cubs on a mountain road at night flee as car drives behind them
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Watch: Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav sings Hindi film hit with singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya
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Watch: Former Pakistan cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed sings for cricketer Shan Masood at his wedding
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‘Space travel will let us live forever’: Video of writer Ray Bradbury’s 1974 interview resurfaces
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‘Let’s make bubble tea’: Interactive Google Doodle marks third anniversary of boba tea emoji launch
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US: Joe Biden administration introduces Bill aimed at easing green card, H-1B visa norms
The provisions of the Bill, if passed, will benefit several thousand Indian professionals in the country.
Scroll Staff
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United States: H-1B visa registration for 2022 to begin on March 9, results by month-end
Successful applicants will be able to join their workplaces on October 1, when the American financial year begins.
Scroll Staff
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Green card reform, no more Muslim ban: What Biden’s immigration proposals promise
Some Indians face up to 150 years of wait-time in the green card backlog per the current system, an issue Biden’s proposal promises to address.
Vandana Menon
The Reel
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Coronavirus hasn’t led to a steep decline in international remittances as predicted
One reason is that workers send more money when their countries of origin are experiencing economic hardship.
Laura Caron, The Conversation & Erwin R Tiongson, The Conversation
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Easy visas and job opportunities: What makes Canada a popular choice for Indian immigrants
India is the second-largest country in the world in terms of the source of migrants to OECD countries, International Migration Outlook report 2020 has stated.
Priyali Prakash
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How a secret wave of early South Asians found a home in America long before the H-1B immigrants
Scroll.in speaks to Vivek Bald, author of ‘Bengali Harlem’ which tells the stories of South Asians who migrated to the states between the 1880s and the 1950s.
Anisha Sircar
The Field
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India vs NZ: Pandya and Co level series in low-scoring thriller with a 6-wicket win in Lucknow
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FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup: Germany reclaim title after another epic comeback in final vs Belgium
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ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup: India defeat England to become first-ever champions
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Bismah Maroof column: Series in Australia provided a great chance for Pakistan to prepare for WC
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ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup: Reactions as India become champions – ‘Huge shot in the arm’