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Green card holders warned: Behave like guests in US or face deportation

In a series of posts on X, the USCIS said permanent residency is a "privilege" that could be revoked if immigrants do not abide by American "laws and values"

Your US visa, green card at risk? USCIS will scan Facebook, Insta, X posts

According to USCIS, posts supporting organisations like Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthi movement will be treated as grounds for denying visas or residency

Green card for spouse in 2025? 'Almost impossible,' say immigration experts

Family-based immigration in US is likely to be hit the hardest under Trump administration

Indians received 7% of US green cards in 2023, reveals USCIS data

Vance stressed that residency is not a lifetime guarantee, and if the Prez and Secy of State decide that someone should no longer stay, "they have no legal right to be here - it's as simple as that"

Green card doesn't guarantee permanent US stay, we Americans decide: Vance

Green cards, officially known as Permanent Resident Cards, grant foreign nationals the right to live and work in the US

Over 57,000 ha degraded forest land marked for green credit scheme: Govt

Seventeen states have so far set aside more than 57,700 hectares of degraded forest land for tree plantation under the Green Credit Programme, according to government data. The programme rewards voluntary environmental actions by individuals, communities and the private sector. Madhya Pradesh -- which has the largest forest cover in the country -- identified and registered more than 15,200 hectares of degraded forest land for the programme until February 2, the highest among all states, the government told Parliament earlier this week. Andhra Pradesh has registered 11,361 hectares of degraded forest land, Gujarat 6,760 hectares, Jharkhand 5,648 hectares, Tamil Nadu 4,708 hectares and Bihar 4,108 hectares. At present, only tree plantation for eco-restoration of degraded forest land is being implemented under the Green Credit Programme, launched in October 2023. Any individual or private entity can undertake plantation on degraded land, including open forest and scrub land, wastelan

US January 2025 visa bulletin: Slight progress for Indians in EB-2, F1, F3

The US January 2025 Visa Bulletin shows minor progress in few employment and family-based visa categories

USCIS extends Green Card validity to 36 months for renewals: Details here

The time it takes to renew a Green Card typically ranges from 7 to 12 months, depending on factors such as processing times at the USCIS field office handling your application

US October 2024 visa bulletin: India's EB-5 category advances by a year

The US Visa Bulletin lists priority dates, essentially placeholders in the green card application line

Beware of US Diversity Visa Lottery scams: USCIS warns immigrants

For many, US Diversity Visa lottery is a rare chance to secure a green card, especially if other avenues are not available to them

100-yr green card wait: Indian-American techie warns students, job seekers

A green card, officially called a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued by the US government

Green card to citizenship: Indian-Americans can become citizens in 3 weeks

Becoming a US citizen comes with numerous advantages that extend beyond what Green Card holders enjoy

US green card lottery: Diversity Visa can fulfil your 'American dream'

The Diversity Visa Programme, often called the Green Card Lottery, is an annual lottery providing an opportunity for people from countries with low immigration rates to the US

US August 2024 visa bulletin: Progress for Indians in EB-2, EB-3 category

The US Visa Bulletin lists priority dates, essentially placeholders in the green card application line

Trump proposes green cards for foreign students graduating from US colleges

Former US President Donald Trump made a departure from his anti-immigration stance and proposed handing out green cards to all foreign students who graduate from US colleges

Donald Trump proposes green cards for foreign graduates of US colleges

Former President Donald Trump has said in an interview that he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from US colleges, a sharp departure from the anti-immigrant rhetoric he typically uses on the campaign trail. Trump was asked about plans for companies to be able to import the "best and brightest" in a podcast taped Wednesday with venture capitalists and tech investors called the "All-In". "What I want to do and what I will do is you graduate from a college, I think you should get automatically as part of your diploma a green card to be able to stay in this country. And that includes junior colleges too, anybody graduates from a college. You go there for two years or four years," he said, vowing to address this concern on day one. Immigration has been Trump's signature issue during his 2024 bid to return to the White House. His suggestion that he would offer green cards documents that confer a pathway to US citizenship to potentially hundreds of ...

US July 2024 visa bulletin: Big leaps for Indians in Green Card category

The US Visa Bulletin lists priority dates, essentially placeholders in the green card application line

May 2024 US visa bulletin: Progress in family-sponsored visas from India

For countries with a high demand for visas, such as China, India, Mexico, and the Philippines, prorating provisions are enacted when the demand exceeds the per-country caps set by US immigration law

Top US Congressmen introduce legislation to reduce green card backlog

Three influential Congressmen, including Indian-Americans Raja Krishnamoorthi and Pramila Jayapal, have introduced bipartisan legislation in the US House of Representatives to reduce green card backlog and end country-based discrimination for employment-based visas. Both the moves, if passed and signed into law, would help thousands of Indian-Americans who are currently in decades-long wait for green cards or permanent residency. Congressman Rich McCormick is the third lawmaker to have joined the two Indian-Americans in introducing the bill on Monday. HR 6542, the bipartisan Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security Act of 2023, would strengthen the US economy and boost its international competitiveness while reducing the green card backlog by allowing American employers to focus on hiring immigrants based on their merit, not their birthplace, a press statement said. The bill would phase out the existing seven per cent per-country limit on employment-based immigrant visas while ...

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