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TopicUS Visa

Topic: US Visa

What is American H-1B visa system & why Trump’s $100,000 fee proclamation triggered panic

Each year, nearly 85,000 H-1B visas are granted via a lottery system. Between October 2022 and September 2023, 72 percent of nearly 4,00,000 visas were granted to Indian nationals. 

‘Theft in US can revoke your visa’, US Embassy warns after Indian woman caught shoplifting

New Delhi: The US Embassy in India has issued a warning stating that committing an assault, theft, or burglary in the United States will...

Indians are gaming US immigration to get Einstein visas meant for top scientists

Immigration lawyers and experts in India told ThePrint that because the EB-1 visa category is intended for a country’s “best of the best,” applications typically face less scrutiny.

‘Make all social media profiles public’—US embassy’s new advisory to student visa applicants

New Delhi: The US Embassy in India Monday issued an advisory to international students, asking all applicants for student and exchange visas to make...

Trump administration tightens social media vetting for foreign students, resumes visa appointments

Trump administration tightens social media vetting for foreign students, resumes visa appointments

US to resume processing Harvard student & visitor visas after judge blocks Trump’s ban

Trump cited national security concerns for restraining international students from entering the US to pursue higher education at Harvard University.

Trump’s new travel ban: List of countries subjected to full & partial restrictions

The proclamation signed by the US president comes into effect on 9 June, 2025. He said the move was needed to protect against 'foreign terrorists' and other security threats.

Indian students, parents now looking beyond US colleges. ‘Will send my kid to UK, sleep easy’

At Akhil Daswani’s study abroad consultancy in Mumbai, students are increasingly adding more countries to their college application list. ‘Only 20 per cent have applied to just US colleges this year,’ he told ThePrint.

This JNU student is deleting social media posts in panic. ‘Don’t know what will offend US’

'There’s no manual on what is considered semitic and what is anti-semitic for them. So, I don’t want to take the risk,' the scholar said

Waking up to ‘expedited dates’ racket, US widens probe into visa appointment fraud in India

Candidates linked to fraudulent US visa applications could have their accounts blocked and their names could be shared with American allies, it is learnt.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.