 | US waives in-person interviews for range of visas, including H-1B, for 2022: State DeptThe H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. |
 | Biden wants to address delays in Green Card processing system: White HouseIndian IT professionals, most of whom are highly skilled and come to the US mainly on the H-1B work visas, are the worst sufferers of the current immigration system. |
| US cannot stop issuing visas during travel bans, federal judge rulesFederal judge James E. Boasberg put a halt to the State Department practice of not issuing visas to travellers from other countries when travel bans are in place. |
 | H-1B visa approvals for Indian IT companies drop by 43 per cent between 2015-17: ReportThe top seven Indian-based companies received only 8,468 approved H-1B petitions for initial employment in FY 2017, a decline of 43 per cent for these companies since FY 2015. |
 | Over nine-tenths of work permits given to spouses of H1B visa holders are from India: ReportThe US has issued employment authorisation documents to more than 71,000 spouses of H-1B visa holders, over 90 percent of whom are Indians, a report said today.The US has issued employment authorisati |
 | New H-1B policy memorandum issued to protect workers: US Citizenship and Immigration ServicesThe new H-1B policy memorandum is part of the effort by the Trump Administration to protect the wages and working conditions of both American and non-immigrant workers and prevent any fraud. |
 | US Congressmen oppose changes in H1B visa rulesSome US lawmakers and advocacy groups have criticised the Trump administration's reported plan to curb H-1B visa extensions. |
 | Book on White House says that Donald Trump did not want to be US presidentThe book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" written by Michael Wolff, claims that the ultimate goal of Trump was never to win. |
 | H1-B system needs 'common sense' reforms: Indian-American CongressmanRo Khanna represents the Silicon Valley where a large number of Indians and other immigrants work. |
 | H-1B premium processing suspended to handle huge rush: USCISThe premium processing of H-1B visas, which are popular among Indian IT professionals has been suspended temporarily to handle the huge rush of applications for the work visas. |
 | H-1B visas could be a source of tension in Indo-US ties: BiswalThe former US Assistant Secretary of State is calling for a rational discourse on the topic that could affect the lives of thousands of Indians. |
 | Trump's new order on H1B visas will hit Indian techiesTrump is expected to sign a new executive order aimed at strangulating work-visa programmes, including the H1B and L1 visas used by Indian IT professionals. |
