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US embassy to resume routine tourist visa appointments from September

The US embassy on Sunday night said it will resume routine in-person tourist visa appointments from September

US to issue fresh tourist visas from September after prolonged suspension

Fresh issuance of tourist visas was suspended during the pandemic and only renewals were taking place

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These applicants eligible for the waiver are students (F, M, and academic J visas), workers (H-1, H-2, H-3, and individual L visas), Culture and extraordinary ability (O, P, and Q visas).

US waives in-person interviews for range of visas, including H-1B, for 2022

The Covid pandemic resulted in profound reductions in the Department of State's visa processing capacity

US cannot stop issuing visas during travel bans, federal judge rules

A US federal judge has declared it unlawful for the State Department to use travel bans issued to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as a reason to stop processing visas for otherwise eligible travellers

In boost for Indian IT, US to conduct rare 2nd lottery for H-1B applicants

The move would provide another chance to hundreds of Indian IT professionals who could not make it in the first random selection

US agency allows some H-1B visa seekers to re-submit their applications

A federal US body has announced that it will allow some foreign guest workers to re-submit their applications for the H-1B visa, the most sought-after non-immigrant visa among Indian IT professionals

US embassy to start visa appointments for Indian students from Monday

The US mission in India is 'actively working' to accommodate as many student visa applicants as possible in July and August, says a senior American diplomat

Biden lets H-1B visa bans expire; Indian IT professionals to benefit

Biden let the ban on foreign workers visa, in particular H-1B, lapse as the notification issued by his predecessor Trump expired, a move which is likely to benefit thousands of Indian IT professionals

Lawsuit filed against delay in processing of EADs for spouses of H-1B visas

A top US association of immigration lawyers has filed a case against Homeland Security for extraordinary delays in processing EADs of spouses of foreign workers in the country on H-1B and L1 visas

US reaches Congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for 2021

Successful applicants would be decided by a computerised draw of lots

H-1B visa registration for 2022 to begin on Mar 9, results by Mar 31

The registration process for the H-1B visa application for the next fiscal year will begin on March 9 and the successful applicants through a computerised draw of lots would be notified by March 31

US modifies H-1B process; to prefer wage, skill over lottery system

The notification was published in the Federal Register. It would come into force in 60 days

India-American business group urges Biden to ease restrictions on H-1B visa

A top India-centric American business advocacy group has urged the incoming Biden administration to ease the restrictions on H-1B visas and provide green cards to higher education students

Donald Trump extends immigrant, work visa restrictions till March

Donald Trump on Thursday extended an order suspending the issuance of certain types of work visas for another three months due to the raging coronavirus pandemic

US extends visa sanctions on nations refusing to repatriate their nationals

President Donald Trump has extended visa sanctions on countries refusing to repatriate their citizens who violated laws in the United States

Trump admin tightens visa rules for Chinese Communist Party members

The new policy, which took immediate effect, limits the maximum duration of travel visas for party members and their families to one month, according to a State Department spokesman

H-1B: US court rejects Trump rules limiting no of visas to skilled workers

A federal judge has struck down two Trump administration rules designed to drastically curtail the number of visas issued each year to skilled foreign workers

Under President Trump, citizenship and visa agency focuses on fraud

The head of the agency handling citizenship and visa applications was surprised when he faced blowback for cutting a reference to the US being a nation of immigrants

Best of BS Opinion: Increasing visa hurdles, Trump vs Biden, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day