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Topic: US visas

H-1B visa overhaul will be affected if immigration bill is broken up

Biden’s immigration plan calls for boosting the number of green cards. But House Democrats are weighing a piecemeal approach to immigration that would put more popular measures first.

What Biden’s reversal of Trump-era visa ban means for immigrants, H-1B aspirants

US President Joe Biden reversed a freeze on legal immigration imposed during the pandemic by the Trump administration.

Biden administration delays Trump’s H-1B policy, to continue lottery system until 31 December 2021

On 7 January, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced to do away with the traditional lottery system in deciding the successful applicants for the H-1B visas.

Indian Embassy in US to accept online applications for visa, OCI through VFS Global

A service fee of USD 15.90 per application will be charged in addition to applicable Government of India fees for these services.

US revoked over 1,000 Chinese visas over national security amid mounting tensions

The visas were cancelled under a May presidential proclamation which targets Chinese citizens with ties to the People’s Liberation Army, an US embassy statement said.

US govt reverses decision to curb foreign student visas after fight with Harvard, MIT

US agrees to rescind last week’s requirement that foreign students take at least one in-person class even as colleges prepare online-only coursework.

Harvard is undercutting its own logic in fight for foreign students, US govt says

The US said Harvard and MIT can’t persuasively argue that there is a correlation between physical presence & quality of education if American students will also be learning online.

17 states, District of Columbia file lawsuit against US govt’s student visa policy

The lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and immigration authority in the Trump administration seeks an injunction to stop the entire rule being enforced.

Google, Facebook, Microsoft join Harvard, MIT lawsuit against US’s new student visa rule

The tech companies sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, asserting that US immigration authority directive will disrupt their recruiting plans.

Harvard is flooded with worries of students barred from entering US

Earlier this week, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued rules barring visas for applicants studying at colleges offering only virtual instruction.

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GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.