<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images A hardline Republican lawmaker has introduced a draft legislation in the U.S. Congress seeking an overhaul of the H-1B visa programme, including ending its use as a pathway to permanent residency in the United States. Congressman Chip Roy introduced …
Chip Roy has proposed a new bill against H-1B visa program Republican Chip Roy, Texas Rep, has brought a new bill to end the H-1B visa abuses, calling it the American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act. “It’s time to end this lottery-based pipeline and replace it with a system that prioritizes merit, enforces real wage standards, …
A proposed change to US student visa rules could make it much harder for international graduates, especially Indians, to stay and work in America after completing their studies, according to Danielle Goldman, CEO and co-founder of Build. Goldman warned that the proposal could worsen labour shortages in key sectors such as AI, technology and engineering …
Data from USCIS shows that nearly 540,000 family-sponsored green card applications and about 170,000 employment-based applications are currently pending. (AI image) Green card hopefuls in the US have been handed over a fresh challenge by the Donald Trump administration: most immigrants seeking green cards have to leave the United States and complete the application process …
For thousands of Indian tech workers in US, losing a job now means more than just unemployment. It can also trigger a 60-day countdown that may decide whether they can continue living in the country with their families.As AI-driven restructuring sweeps through Silicon Valley, layoffs at companies such as Meta, Amazon and Oracle are leaving …
The Trump administration on Thursday said H-1B visa applications had fallen sharply this year following sweeping changes to the work visa allocation system, declaring that “the days of abusing the programme with mass, low-wage registrations are over.” According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the number of properly submitted registrations dropped 38.5% year-on-year …
A former Google contract worker told GB News how his team’s jobs went to India, Ireland and the Philippines. A former Google contractor, Stephen Vivien, said it was mean, harsh and dehumanizing when he was asked to train his replacement and his whole team’s jobs were sent to India, the Phillipines and Ireland. Vivien said …
For Indian tech and medical professionals, researchers and even global achievers eyeing to work in the US, the path is becoming increasingly uncertain. New data shows that even the most elite immigration routes, once seen as relatively stable, are now facing sharply higher rejection rates, signalling a broader tightening of legal migration pathways.The US has …
After years of steadily worsening odds in the annual H-1B lottery, American businesses in 2026 experienced a notable turnaround in selection rates for high-skilled foreign workers through the visa programme. The approval rate of the highly sought-after visas has jumped to its highest levels in recent years. In several instances, the H-1B visa approval rate …
An Indian‑American immigration advocate has said that the reason so many Indians are on H‑1B visas is not by choice, but because of flaws in the United States’ immigration system that make it extremely difficult for them to obtain permanent residency.Sidharth, founder of the Indian‑American Advocacy Council, posted on X that the long waits for …