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In a landmark policy update, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced significant changes affecting international students in the U.S. on F visas. For the first time, these F-1 visa students can now directly apply for immigrant visas under the Employment-Based (EB) category. F students eligible for immigrant visas …

In a significant move for Indian H-1B visa holders, the U.S. Department has reinstated the domestic renewal of non-diplomatic nonimmigrant visas, a process discontinued since 2004. The pilot has been limited only Indian and Canadian H-1B principal applicants and to those firms whose H-1B employees may need to travel abroad …

Allowances that were made to help travellers during the pandemic are now being rescinded by the United States. One such move was the extensions of visa application validities. “Check your receipt! If you paid your visa application fee before October 1, 2022, and have not scheduled an interview yet, book …