Joe Biden’s campaign promises increase in H-1B visa limit, removal of green card quota

The move will be significant for several Indian professionals who were impacted due to immigration policies of the outgoing Trump administration.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 09, 2020 · 02:39 pm

Donald Trump administration proposes to scrap lottery system to select H1-B visa applicants

If finalised, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services will replace it with a selection process that gives priority to the jobs with higher salaries.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 29, 2020 · 01:27 pm

Trump administration issues new H-1B visa rules, narrows eligibility criteria

The US government said the rules would help cushion the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 07, 2020 · 12:02 pm

H1-B visa: US district judge denies preliminary injunction on ban, calls it ‘exercise in futility’

The court was hearing a plea by a group of 169 Indian nationals who recently visited India after living in the US on work visas, but are unable to go back.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 18, 2020 · 11:23 am

What Joe Biden’s presidency might mean for H-1B visas and Indian immigration to the US

The Democratic presidential nominee has laid out his policies. But will he implement them? Immigration lawyers aren’t so sure.

Anisha Sircar

· Sep 07, 2020 · 07:30 am

Donald Trump signs order against hiring H-1B visa holders for US jobs

The president also announced during a White House event that he was formally removing two members from the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 04, 2020 · 10:32 am

Donald Trump signs order against hiring H-1B visa holders for US jobs

The president also announced during a White House event that he was formally removing two members from the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 04, 2020 · 07:56 am

Constant headaches, eating disorder: H-1B visa holders stuck in India struggle with US timezone work

Working from a time zone opposite to that of their employers and the constant fear of losing their jobs is taking a toll on Indian H-1B visa holders.

Amanat Khullar

· Jul 29, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Coronavirus: US says it will not take in new foreign students for online-only courses

The decision came over a week after the US revoked an order to strip foreign students of their visas in case their classes moved fully online.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 25, 2020 · 09:39 am

Indians holding H-1B visas organise rallies in US to demand immigration law reform

The group protested against a Democratic senator who has blocked a bill providing employment-based green cards on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 24, 2020 · 02:34 pm

‘Devastating, tragic’: An Indian-American immigration lawyer on the effect of Trump’s H-1B order

Sheela Murthy, founder of the Murthy Law firm, speaks to Scroll.in about how frustrating her practice has become in America’s anti-immigration climate.

Amanat Khullar

· Jul 20, 2020 · 07:30 am

End to H-1B woes vs reverse culture shock: What returning to India from the US actually means

‘You’ll have some hiccups along the way, but give it time. Don’t look at tickets back to San Francisco at the first power cut.’

Amanat Khullar

· Jul 17, 2020 · 06:30 am