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Non-immigrant visa applicants to the US now have to deal with two additional questions: Have you experienced harm or mistreatment in your country of nationality or last habitual residence? Do you fear harm or mistreatment in returning to your country of nationality or permanent residence?An affirmative answer to either could result in a visa denial….
The United States has introduced a new requirement for visa applicants, asking them to declare that they do not fear persecution in their home countries, as part of the Donald Trump administration’s broader effort to tighten immigration and restrict potential asylum seekers.The directive was issued in a diplomatic cable sent this week to all US…
And once again Mumbai’s housing sector has broken all the records and witnessed overwhelming demand. In a recent update, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) reported receiving more than 16,400 applications for its 2026 lottery for 2,640 homes. Yes, you read that right! The application process began in March-end and the lottery draw…
Artificial Intelligence is not just reshaping how corporate America works, but it’s also rewriting the rules for who gets hired and how careers progress. The Big Four firm EY says that AI is now central to its recruitment, onboarding, and promotion process, marking a dramatic shift in the traditional consulting career path. In an interview…
Greg Steube, a Republican congressman representing Florida’s 17th Congressional District, has introduced legislation seeking to eliminate the H-1B visa programme altogether. As per the press release, dated February 9, Steube proposed the Ending Exploitative Imported Labor Exemptions (EXILE) Act, a bill that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to terminate the H-1B category. Home…
Elon Musk has joined the high-stakes ‘war for talent’ with Facebook-parent Meta, Google, Microsoft and OpenAI, among others. The Tesla CEO is said to be taking a personal interest in recruitment for his artificial intelligence (AI) startup, xAI. The company has announced that it is hiring a “small, elite unit” of talent engineers who will…
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services reminded new citizenship applicants that its neighborhood investigation before granting citizenship is back and not only neighbors but employers will also get visits by USCIS officials to verify moral character, assimilation into the US way of life etc. The neighbourhood investigation resumed in November 2025 as the agency overhauled…
Amazon has reportedly prevented more than 1800 suspected North Korean operatives from applying for jobs over the past 20 months. According to a report by Business Insider, Amazon chief security officer Stephen Schmidt revealed how ‘small details’ have been key in detecting fraudulent applicants. In a lengthy LinkedIn post, Schmidt has mentioned that North Korean…
The US Embassy in India has issued a critical “Worldwide Alert” for H-1B and H-4 visa applicants. Effective immediately, the US Department of State has expanded its screening protocols to include a comprehensive review of social media accounts of all applicants. The move suggests that the exercise is a part of a larger global effort…
As the US kicks off screening of social media, US embassy in India issued a worldwide alert for all H-1B and H-4 visa applicants. It called on the applicants to expect longer processing time, so to apply accordingly.“Beginning December 15, the Department of State expanded online presence reviews to ALL H-1B and H-4 applicants as…
