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US warns Indians on birth tourism: Will pregnant women be denied visa?

US Embassy says travel to give birth for citizenship will lead to visa refusal, but lawyers say pregnancy alone is not a bar

Your YouTube comment or blog can lead to US visa rejection: What to know

US visa rejection: From YouTube comments to LinkedIn profiles, consular officers will now scrutinise applicants' online presence before approving US visas

Green card holders alert: USCIS ends reuse of old, self-submitted photos

The updated guidance by USCIS tightens timelines for reusing biometric photos and ends acceptance of self-submitted images for immigration identity documents

H-1B, H4 visa vetting begins today: What to do if your interview is delayed

New US rules requiring public social media profiles have led to cancelled December interviews, leaving many H-1B visa holders waiting until March 2026

19 US states sue Trump over $100,000 H-1B fee: Why immigrants matter

US states warn the steep fee could choke healthcare, education and other essential services that rely heavily on H-1B professionals

US immigration crackdown leaves migrant teens caring for siblings

Federal raids across Louisiana are detaining migrant parents, forcing teenage children to step into adult roles as families scramble to cope with sudden separations

Shame Indian students have to return after graduating from US: Trump

As he launches a million-dollar Gold Card visa, Donald Trump criticises rules forcing foreign graduates, including Indians, to leave the US after study

H-1B vetting: 'End of career', say applicants as hundreds of Indians stuck

New US social media vetting rule forces mass rescheduling, leaving H-1B workers stuck in India and employers scrambling for answers

Green Card vs Gold Card: How traditional route compares with Trump's plan

Trump's Gold Card creates a premium residency route for wealthy applicants, with individuals paying $1 million and companies $2 million to retain workers

New US tourist visa rule: Share your social media history before you travel

The US has expanded its digital vetting rules, bringing visitor visas and visa-waiver travellers under mandatory social media disclosure requirements

Gold card visa goes live with $1 mn fee and EB-1, EB-2 green card promises

Trump replaces the EB-5 route with a $1 million gold card visa that promises faster EB-1 or EB-2 green cards, but applicants must clear extensive vetting and financial disclosure rules

US buys own Boeing 737 jets to expand deportation flights amid Trump's push

ICE Air has long been one of the agency's more opaque operations, with limited data on routes, costs and the conditions under which migrants are transported

Indian H-1B visa applicants could lose jobs: What new vetting rules mean

US consulates in India are cancelling H-1B visa appointments and pushing interviews to mid-2026 as social media vetting begins next week

H-1B visa checks push interviews to March 2026: What Indians must know

Fresh US vetting rules have led to widespread H-1B interview delays in India, with many December slots moved to March and applicants barred from arriving on old dates

US may deny visas to fact-checkers and content-moderation workers

New US State Department instructions to reject applicants with trust and safety or fact-checking backgrounds raise concerns for Indian tech workers

What $5,000 apprehension fee means for migrants entering US illegally

The new rule applies nationwide, targets migrants aged 14 and above, and creates a future bar on immigration benefits if unpaid

New York woman charged with smuggling individuals from India into US

A 42-year-old woman has been charged for her role in an international smuggling conspiracy under which individuals primarily from India were brought illegally to the US across the border from Canada. Stacey Taylor of Plattsburgh, New York, appeared for an arraignment this week after a federal grand jury in Albany returned an indictment in October charging her for her role in the smuggling conspiracy, according to an official statement on Friday. Court records show that US Border Patrol agents interdicted Taylor's vehicle near Churubusco, New York, near the Quebec border in the early morning hours in January, and found four foreign nationals inside her vehicle. The four men - three Indian nationals and one Canadian national - had crossed the US-Canadian border illegally, without inspection. When law enforcement later examined Taylor's cellphone, they observed text messages that indicated that she had been involved in multiple other smuggling ventures in the days prior. Since her ..

Green cards, visas at risk as US cuts work-permit validity to 18 months

USCIS will now issue 18-month work permits instead of five-year cards, raising the risk of disruption for green card applicants already stuck in long queues

US orders H-1B spouses, kids to keep social media public from Dec 15

US has ordered H-1B applicants and their H-4 dependants to keep all social-media profiles public, extending mandatory online-presence checks already applied to F, M and J visas

H-1B visas go to average college grads, not skilled workers: Ex-US official

Former US visa officials describe concerns over inflated demand for "specialty" workers, student debt imbalances and alleged fraud in Indian H-1B applications