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An H-1B and H-4 visa holders are facing inordinate delays in India after social media vetting started since December 15, immigration experts said they are flooded with questions on whether H-1B holders can travel to India for any emergency, family function, or wedding without worrying about how to re-enter the country. In December 2025, hundreds…
Emraan Hashmi reminisced about his quirky experiences at airport immigration during his youth. His distinctive style, amplified by his earrings, often sparked unnecessary scrutiny from officers. Now that he’s traveling with his family, those awkward stops have become a rarity. Emraan Hashmi recently revisited a curious chapter from his early days of travelling overseas, revealing…
Minneapolis shooting (AP photo) An ICE officer in its major immigration crackdown fatally shot a woman driving an SUV through her car window in South Minneapolis on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump called the incident “horrible thing to watch” and said that the woman was “a professional agitator.”The deadly confrontation escalated the intensity of situation…
Immigration attorney Steven Brown said getting a 221(g)notice after the consular interview has become a new normal for H-1b professionals who are now stuck in their home countries without knowing when their application will come out of “administrative processing” and when they can come back to their job in the US. The attorney explained that…
Dreaming of a Green Card by marrying your American partner? Well, that might not be too easy now. While tying the knot with a US citizen can still open the door to permanent residency in America, immigration attorney Brad Bernstein from Spar & Bernstein is sounding the alarm: it’s no sure thing anymore, especially under…
The new rules require H-1B applicants to keep all social media accounts public throughout the visa process. Image: AI generated The H-1B visa is no longer just an employment instrument; it has become a geopolitical signal. Under the second presidency of Donald Trump, immigration has re-entered the language of trade, leverage and national security, with…
A US district court judge has upheld President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a $100,000 entry-fee on new H-1B visa workers hired from outside the US, delivering a significant legal win to the administration’s assertion of broad executive authority over immigration.In an order issued on Tuesday night, Judge Beryl A. Howell, of the Columbia district…
A US federal judge upheld the Trump administration’s move to move ahead with President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, dealing a setback to the American technology companies and business groups challenging the move.US District Judge Beryl Howell, in Washington, DC on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit filed by the…
Apple has now joined the list of other tech giants such as Google, Microsoft and others in warning employees about the risks of international travel due to delays in US visa stamping. Recently, the US Department of State has acknowledged significant delays in visa appointments at American embassies and consulates worldwide, including in India, as…
Google and Apple advised US-based employees on work visas not to travel internationally after their outside counsel warned of delays of up to 12 months at US embassies and consulates worldwide amid the immigration crackdown, documents reviewed by Business Insider show. On Thursday, BAL Immigration Law, which represents Google, sent a memo stating, “Please be…
