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H-1B, H-4 visa delays: Immigration lawyer shares advice for workers, families and spouses waiting to return; ‘They cannot risk…’

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…

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COLA increases Social Security payments for 2026: Boosts confirmed for retirees, spouses, survivors and disability recipients | World News

Social Security beneficiaries are set to receive a higher monthly income in 2026 after the Social Security Administration confirmed a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The increase will raise payments for more than 75 million Americans, including retirees, spouses, survivors, disabled workers and SSI recipients. The adjustment takes effect automatically, with the first larger payments arriving…

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No more love beyond borders? Trump’s H-1B visa move dampens Indians’ craze for NRI spouses; students drop American dreams

Tighter US immigration rules are making Indian families think twice before arranging marriages with relatives living in the United States, matchmakers and experts say.Sidhi Sharma, a 19-year-old medical student from Haryana, had hoped to marry an Indian citizen with a high-paying US job, but abandoned the idea after recent headlines about President Donald Trump’s immigration…

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