India is engaged with the US administration and its Congress on issues related to the movement of Indian professionals including those pertaining to the H-1B visa programme, said Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan.
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Trump administration makes certain exceptions in H-1B visa ban
The Donald Trump administration has decided to make certain exceptions in its ban on H-1B, L-1 and certain categories of J1 visas
174 Indians file lawsuit against Trump administration’s new H-1B visa policy
The lawsuit seeks to declare the presidential proclamation as unlawful and urges the court to compel the Department of State to issue decisions on pending requests for H-1B and H-4 visas.
After mounting pressure and multiple lawsuits, Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign student visas
The Trump administration has been under tremendous pressure after the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the new rule for student visas on July 6.
Google, Facebook, Microsoft join lawsuit against rule barring international students from staying in the US
Additionally, 17 states and the District of Columbia have also filed a lawsuit against the new temporary visa policy for international students announced by the Trump administration.
Visa applications for UK, UAE and 9 other countries to reopen in India in July
Travellers will also be able to apply for visas for Belarus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, South Korea and Turkey.
President Trump temporarily suspends H-1B visas, “disappointed” says Sundar Pichai
Trump aims to reform the US immigration system to prioritise the highest-skilled workers and protect American jobs, according to the White House.
Government further eases restrictions on OCI cardholders’ entry into India
New rules easing restrictions on the entry of OCI cardholders as well as certain foreign nationals were issued last week.
Indian government announces easing of certain visa, travel restrictions for OCI card holders
On March 18 the government had suspended the visa-free entry facility granted to OCI card holders due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Visa rules, red tape block NRI doctors in US from joining fight against COVID-19 outbreak
NRI Indian doctors in the USA are being forced by red tape and immigration regulations to remain on the sidelines of the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.
