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

· May 17, 2022 · 02:11 pm

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

· Apr 11, 2022 · 07:30 pm

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

· Feb 15, 2022 · 08:19 am

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

· Mar 13, 2021 · 09:55 am

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

· Feb 25, 2021 · 11:36 am

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

· Feb 19, 2021 · 02:40 pm

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

· Feb 07, 2021 · 09:59 am

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

· Jan 27, 2021 · 06:30 pm

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

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Erwin R Tiongson, The Conversation

· Oct 27, 2020 · 07:30 pm

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

· Oct 26, 2020 · 06:30 pm

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

· Sep 26, 2020 · 06:30 pm

US to deny green cards and citizenship to immigrants dependent on public welfare programmes

The acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would ensure immigrants coming to the country were self-sufficient.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 13, 2019 · 10:52 am