With a large pool of engineering graduates entering the workforce annually, India has the potential to meet the growing demand in the US semiconductor sector.
Embassy also said Indians now account for one of the top 10 US visa applicants & that 7,000,000 visitor visas (B1/B2) were issued to Indian citizens in 2023, the second-largest number of applications in the US Mission's history.
The US Embassy & Consulates in India say Indians now represent 1 out of every 10 US visa applicants around the world. 2023 saw 60% increase in demand for visas.
A few Indians and other foreigners on H-1B visas will be able to renew those visas, without having to travel abroad, part of a pilot program that could be expanded in coming yrs.
Brendan Mullarkey of US Embassy in New Delhi says a record 1,25,000 visas were issued to students in 2022, and demand is expected to be high in 2023 as well.
Certain F-1 students seeking Optional Practical Training & STEM-OPT extensions who have pending Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, can choose premium processing.
The United States is aware of reports of Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri Sanna Irshad Mattoo allegedly being prevented from travelling to the country, a US State Department official said.
Wait time longer due to backlog of visa applications put on hold during pandemic, surge in new applications, and limited consular staff, say tourism industry leaders.
Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
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