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Applicants for H-1B and H-4 visas are facing unexpected and prolonged delays in US visa interview appointments, with some now being pushed back by more than a year, according to immigration lawyer Gnanamookan Senthurjothi, as reported by The American Bazaar.Senthurjothi said that several applicants who had originally secured interview slots for January 2026 at US…
US President Donald Trump introduced the US visa scheme aimed at wealthy foreigners willing to pay at least $1 million to gain permanent residency in the country. The programme is called the Trump Gold Card, and it is designed for high-level professionals who can prove they will provide a “substantial benefit” to the United States.Speaking…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has suspended the diversity green card lottery programme, saying it allowed the suspect in the deadly Brown University and MIT shootings to enter the United States, as his administration moved to tighten legal immigration channels following the attacks.Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem…
TOI correspondent from London: Police and immigration officers conducted a dawn raid on a property belonging to one of Britain’s largest gurdwaras and arrested one man.The property, 11 Beaconsfield Road, is one of around eight properties belonging to Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall. The properties are meant to house staff serving the gurdwara and visiting…
On December 16, 2025, a White House proclamation was issued which shared a list of countries which are further banned from entering the U.S. In a recent update, the American government has officially expanded the travel ban under its American immigration policy. The foreign nationals from several countries are now banned from entering the U.S….
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has come up with a new guideline for photos required for immigration documents. The agency said it would no longer entertain old photos of the applicants, older than more than three years — to prevent identity theft. Self-submitted photos will no longer be accepted, the agency said adding that…
SRINAGAR: A 29-year-old Chinese national accused of violating visa rules by travelling to J&K and Ladakh without permission was questioned for a second day on Monday, before being released in the evening. Meanwhile, fresh police searches revealed more foreign nationals staying in Kashmir Valley’s hotels, homestays and houseboats that had failed to report their stay…
The Trump administration has halted the processing of all immigration applications, including green card requests, for people from 19 countries covered under this year’s expanded travel ban. The move was detailed in a new US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy memo posted Tuesday.The suspension, rolled out as part of sweeping immigration changes following the…
Former US soldier Ahmad Shah Mohibi reacted to the Donald Trump administration going ballistic against Afghanistan in the aftermath of the DC shooting, in which the suspect was identified as Afghan-origin Rahmanullah Lakanwal, and said Afghanistan is not the problem. Mohibi said the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) for Afghans was created for Afghan and Iraqi…
Security deployed outside White House after the shooting incident. TOI correspondent from Washington: In a brazen daylight ambush that has shaken Washington DC, two National Guard personnel were shot and critically wounded just a few blocks from the White House on Wednesday by an Afghan national who served with the US military and the CIA…
