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US may hike visa fee in 2024, H1-B pre-registration fee to go up 2050%

Higher fees would result in increased financial burden for individuals applying for the H1-B visa. The overall cost of hiring Indian talent for the U.S. market would increase,

Indian student beaten, forced into labour for months in US: Report

Authorities in the US have rescued a 20-year-old Indian student, who was held captive for months without access to a bathroom, viciously beaten, and forced to work at three homes by his cousin and two other Indian-origin men in an incident described as "absolutely inhumane and unconscionable." The victim, whose name was not disclosed, spent months trapped in three homes in the US state of Missouri. On Wednesday, police descended upon a home on a rural highway in St Charles County. They later arrested Venkatesh R Sattaru, Sravan Varma Penumetcha and Nikhil Verma Penmatsa, and on Thursday charged them with offences including human trafficking, kidnapping and assault. Police were dispatched to investigate the home after a concerned citizen became aware of his situation and called 911. The victim is safe and being treated at a hospital for multiple bone fractures, as well as lacerations and injuries covering his entire body, said prosecutor Joe McCulloch. Over seven months, the men lo

Overseas education: Canada pips US as most favoured destination for Indians

UK registered the highest year-on-year growth in Indian student intake at 49.6 per cent. On the other hand, Australia saw relatively minimal growth of 0.7 per cent.

US Embassy in India implements new changes in student visa process

Any applicant who has created a profile or booked an appointment using an incorrect passport number should create a new profile containing the correct passport information

US increasing staff, opening new consulates to reduce visa delays: Garcetti

The US is increasing staff strength and opening new consulates, including in Ahmedabad, to reduce the waiting time for issuance of visas from India, US Ambassador Eric Garcetti said on Monday. One consulate was recently opened in Hyderabad and premises are being looked at in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad for new consulates, he said during an interactive session, organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) here. "I had a look at the new premises for establishing a consulate in Ahmedabad yesterday. Some more people have already joined the Hyderabad consulate as we are increasing the staff strength in the city and premises are being taken up in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad for setting up new consulates," he said. He said the number of US visas being issued in India had increased by one-third in recent weeks and the embassy was likely to issue 10-15 per cent more visas than usual in the current calendar year. Garcetti said the delay in issuance of visas was due to the large number of ...

One out of every five US student visas issued in India in 2022: US envoy

One out of every five US student visas was issued in India in 2022, which is more than the proportion of Indian population in the world, US Ambassador Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday. The US Mission in India held its seventh annual Student Visa Day countrywide on Wednesday with Consular Officers from New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai interviewing almost 3,500 Indian student visa applicants. Speaking on the occasion, Garcetti said, "More Indians come to the United States as students than from any other country in the world. One out of every five student visas was issued right here in India in 2022 which is, by the way, more than the proportion of Indian population in the world. Indians have not only pursued education in the US but for decades have shown excellence. We are on track to process the highest number of visa applications for students in our history." The ambassador said that they will be making more visa appointments available for students this year than ..

US to start student visa application process for Fall session from mid-May

The country intends to increase visa interview appointments for Indian students by 30% this summer

H-2B visas open for late second half returning workers for FY 2023

The US will begin accepting petitions for H-2B visa workers for the late second half of fiscal year 2023 under the supplemental cap temporary final rule

F-1 visa for students: US extends premium processing of work authorisation

This is for students whose Form I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization) is pending, and who want a premium processing upgrade

Application for visa renewal can be submitted through dropbox: US Embassy

People seeking renewal of US visa can now submit their applications through dropbox, the US Embassy has said while clarifying that such requests would not be entertained through email. According to John Ballard, the consular chief at the US Consulate General in Mumbai, the US embassy and consulates in India have prepared to receive a record number of visas from Indian students in 2023. The US embassy adjudicated over 1,25,000 student visas in 2022. "It was the most students that we have ever adjudicated here in India and we expect in 2023, we will have even more Indian students that will be coming into apply for visas," Ballard told PTI.

US issues nearly 125,000 student visas to Indians in 2022: Ned Price

Price said that the US is committed to safeguarding national security while facilitating legitimate travel to non-immigrant travellers

US extends interview waiver for certain non-immigrant visa categories

It said the Department of State recognises the positive impact of travel to the United States by foreign students and temporary work visa holders on the US economy

Managing the queue: Visa wait time to reduce by June 2023, says US embassy

The State Department has brought in new rules for several visa categories that allow more people to opt out of interviews

US intends to issue 100,000 visas every month to Indian applicants

According to a senior official of the US embassy, India is America's top priority for issuance of visas

Issued highest number of student visas to Indians in 2022, says US Embassy

The United States has issued a record of 82,000 student visas to Indians in 2022, highest than any country, the US Embassy in India has said. "We are happy to see so many students were able to receive visas and reach their universities after the delays caused in previous years by the COVID-19 pandemic.We issued over 82,000 student visas this summer alone, more than in any previous year. "This shows that the United States remains for most Indian families the most sought-after country for higher education," Patricia Lacina, Charge d'affaires of US Embassy in India said. "It also highlights the important contributions Indian students make to both our countries as they build life-long connections with American peers to maintain and grow international partnerships, working collectively to address current and future global challenges," Lacina added. Indian students comprise nearly 20 per cent of all international students studying in the United States, with the Open Doors report in 2021

US issues record 82,000 student visas to Indians between May and June

Highest for any country and 20,000 more than last year

Indian students this year get twice as many US visas as China: Report

A total of 77,799 Indian students received F-1 visas from January to July this year, while in China, 46,145 got the visa

Students with high IELTS score fail to speak English in US; probe launched

The US authorities have asked Gujarat Police to launch an investigation on how some institutes are helping students to obtain high IELTS scores to get college admissions abroad

Indian applicants will likely have to wait longer for the US green card

A total of 369,322 applicants, who have approved employment visa petitions, are awaiting visa availability under the EB2 and EB3 categories

US okays a record 55,000 student, exchange visas in 2021 from India so far

Embassies and Consulates typically begin interviewing fall semester students in May. But this year, the pandemic created logistical challenges for the US Mission's consular teams