H-4 Visa holders get 180-day reprieve from layoffs
It’s not an easy time to be an immigrant working on an H-1B visa in the U.S. It could be…
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With restrictions on immigrants, Indian applicants at U.S. varsities drops
The universities in the U.S. have registered a decline in applications from Indian students following rising hate crimes and concerns…
Air India to launch exclusive nonstop service from Washington to Delhi in July
Air India announced that it is increasing its services to India from the U.S. to 33 flights per week with…
2 NRI doctors ordered to leave US within 24 hours for Advance Parole mix-up
On Wednesday, March 29th, neurologist and founder of the Pain and Headache Centers of Texas, Dr. Pankaj Satija, 40, and…
FIA Chicago welcomes new Consul General
The Federation of Indian Associations – Chicago [FIA] organized a welcome reception in honor of the newly appointed Consul General…
Applications for U.S. visa lottery more than doubled since 2007
A U.S. visa program that faces elimination under several bills being considered by Congress has attracted more than 156 million…
Richard Verma joins Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service
Richard Verma, the former U.S. Ambassador to India, was appointed as the School of Foreign Service Centennial Fellow at Georgetown…
Bhairavi Desai leads taxi workers to protest
Taxis For All Campaign & the New York Taxi Workers Alliance held a press conference to highlight how deregulating taxi…
Indian American leads Harvard’s efforts to outsource Endowment, Staff to be cut by half
Indian American Nirmal Narvekar, the new head of Harvard University’s endowment, is elading efforts to make changes to the…
Air India to launch nonstop service between Washington and Delhi in July
In a welcome development enhancing connectivity, Air India, India’s premier carrier has announced that it will operate direct flights thrice…
The High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 doubles salaries for H1-B visa holders
Indian IT firms’ stocks stumble amidst H-1B Visa concerns The High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 introduced last week…
Trump’s war on immigrants
As per estimates by South Asian Americans Leading Together, currently, more than 450,000 people of Indian origin living in the…
Flying 40, Sky Bird Travel Celebrates its 40th Anniversary in New York
“We have a great future ahead of us,” declared Arvin Shah, Chairman & President of SKY BIRD TRAVEL & TOURS,…
Sikh Community of Chicago bids good bye to Consul General Dr. Ausaf Sayeed
By Asian Media USA © Chicago IL: Sikh Community of Midwest Chicago organized a farewell evening for the outgoing Consulate…
Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin lauds Indian American community
The achievements and success of the Indian-American community has contributed greatly to India’s diplomatic efforts at the United Nations and…
Indian Consulate in NY website hacked
The Indian consulate’s website is the latest Indian diplomatic websites to be hacked by a person claiming to be a…
Indian students enrollment in the US up by 25%
IANS The number of Indian students studying in the US has gone up to over 165,000 during academic year 2015-16,…
Silicon Valley wants Trump to reform H-1B visa system
Asserting that H-1B visa creates more jobs, a Silicon Valley-based CEO has urged US President- elect Donald Trump to reform…
USCIS Announces Final Rule Adjusting Immigration Benefit Application and Petition Fee
WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a final rule published in the Federal Register today adjusting the…
H-4 Visa holders are able to work legally: DC Court
A Washington, DC district court judge ruled against Save Jobs USA, saying that the organization’s lawsuit, which attempts to curtail…
Indian citizens receive almost 70 percent of all the H-1B visas issued worldwide
“Indian citizens receive almost 70 percent of all the H-1B visas issued worldwide,” Michele Bond, US Assistant Secretary of State…
Hillary Clinton pledges to take on Immigration Reform in first 100 days
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has pledged to introduce comprehensive immigration reform, including stapling a green card to the diploma of every foreign STEM…
Clinton promises Immigration reforms
Hillary Clinton vowed to expand President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration after the Supreme Court’s deadlocked decision, calling on Latino…
Bill to ban Indian Firms from hiring H-1B, L-1 Visa workers introduced in Congress
A ‘H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2016’ introduced by Democratic Congressman Bill Pascrell from New Jersey and Republican…
Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir nominated as ambassador to Malaysia
US President Barack Obama has nominated Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, an Indian-origin diplomat as the next American ambassador to Malaysia. If…
How SC immigration verdict affects South Asians waiting in line for legal immigrant status
Asians now represent about a third of the foreign-born population in America—equal with the Mexican foreign-born population. The Asian countries…
Indian-American Brothers sentenced for H-1B Visa fraud
Atul Nanda, 46, and Jiten “Jay” Nanda , two Indian-Americans have been sentenced by a Texas judge on June 3…
14 Indians in U.S. Charged with Immigration Fraud Via Fake Marriages
NEW YORK — 14 Indians are among a total of 19 individuals who have been charged with being involved with…
28% Americans will consider relocation if Trump elected US President
According to one recent Morning Consult/Vox poll, 28 percent of Americans would “likely” consider moving to another country if Trump…
Cox and Kings Global Services Starts Serving As India Passport/Visa Application Center In New York
NEW YORK CITY: The Consulate General of India, New York has begun accepting Indian passport applications through the new India Passport Application…
NRI Couple In Virginia Convicted for H-1B Visa Fraud
An Indian American couple has been convicted on charges of H-1B visa fraud and will face up to 30 years…
Public Notice From The Government of India Regarding Change of Passport Outsourcing Service Provider
The existing India Passport Application Centre in Washington DC, which is operated by M/s BLS International Services Limited [Address: BLS India…
H-1B Applications For 2017 Reach Target
WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the congressionally mandated H-1B cap for fiscal year (FY) 2017. USCIS has also received more…
Indian Students Face Deportation Over US Student Visa Fraud
Washington, DC: Over 300 Indian students, reported to have come to the United States as part of a fake student…
Indian Consulate In New York To Streamline Passport Services
Responding to numerous complaints from the public of poor and inefficient consular services at the Indian Consulate, New York Consul…
USCIS Will Accept H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2017 Beginning April 1, 2016
WASHINGTON – On April 1, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the…
Donald Trump Wants End To H1-B Visas
WASHINGTON, D.C: There have been studies that have found that America gains much by attracting talented, educated and resourceful workforce…
Dr. S. Jaishankar Holds Talks With US Officials
India’s Foreign Secretary Dr. S. Jaishankar visited Washington D.C. on 6-9 March 2016. The visit was aimed at reviewing the…
Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das Assumes Charge As Consul General Of India In New York
Ambassador (Mrs.) Riva Ganguly Das, Consul General of India in New York was accorded a warm welcome at the Indian…
NYCEDC And CUNY Launch IN2NYC H1B sponsorship Program For International Entrepreneurs
IN2NYC H1B, an initiative of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in partnership with CUNY and is one…
Ties with India on an upward swing: US envoy
Economic ties between India and the US are on an upward swing and American investment in the country has seen…
India’s UN Envoy Urges Equitable Representation On UN Security Council
“When the UN Charter was adopted in 1945 – “we the peoples”- in whose name the Charter was agreed to …
Indian children trafficked to United States is a reality, US Envoy says
New York, NY: Cases of Indian children being smuggled to the United States are a reality, a U.S. diplomat said…
Indian Consulate Detects Fake US Green Cards Submitted To Obtain Travel Documents To India
(New York, NY: February 13, 2016) During its routine checks, the Indian Consulate in New York had identified that 7…
India Consulate General Advisory for Visa and Passport Applicants
(New York, NY: February 13, 2016) Taking into account of reports of fraud, Consulate General of India here has issued…
Nearly 13,000 Indians Overstayed Visa Deadline To Leave USA In 2015
Under pressure from Congress to improve tracking of foreign visitors, the Department of Homeland Security has produced its first partial…
3 Indian Americans Sentenced For Student Visa, Financial Fraud
Suresh Hiranandaney, 61, of Dix Hills, N.Y., Lalit Chabria, 54, and his wife Anita Chabria, 50, of Old Bethpage, N.Y., all…
More Than 14,000 Indians Overstayed In U.S. In 2015
New York, NY; January 24, 2016: Of the nearly nine lakh Indians who visited the US on visitor or business…
Up to 87 Percent Migrants could stay in US: Study
Washington, DC; January 24, 2016: Up to 87 percent of undocumented immigrants would be able to remain in the US…
India Takes Up With US on Deportation of Indian Students
India has questioned the deportation of some students from India when they came to the U.S. with valid student visas…
NYC’s Commissioner for Immigrant Affairs visits the Desi Senior Centre
New York City’s Commissioner for Immigrant Affairs, Nisha Agarwal, visited India Home’s Desi Senior Center on December 2, 2015, on the…
Ashvin Kumar: The Torture of Undocumented Workers ‘Made My Skin Crawl’
Today there are some 232 million migrants around the world living outside their home country. Many risk their lives to…
U.S. Doubles H-1B, L-1 Visa Fees
In what could affect hundreds of Indian IT companies, the U.S. Congress has doubled a special fee on the popular…
Students Treated Like Criminals Despite Valid Visa By AIR INDIA
Air India, the official carrier of India, stopped 19 Indian students from boarding its flight in Hyderabad to San Francisco…
Increasing Engagement with NRIs/PIOs – Presentation at the Regional PBD, Los Angeles, USA, November 15, 2015
With about 30 million people of Indian origin living outside India, a new global community of Indian origin has been…
Over 100 South Asian immigrant detainees on hunger strike
About 110 detainees, largely from South Asia, at three immigration detention centres in Alabama and California are on hunger strike…
5 Most Targeted Tourist Attraction in Kerala
One of the ten heavens of the world by National Geographic Traveler, the state Kerala is arranged on the tropical…
People Owing Back Taxes May Lose US Passport
The U.S. Congress is considering a new bill that will majorly affect people who are significantly behind on their taxes….
U.S. Concerned Over India Confiscating Passports of Human Trafficking Victims
The U.S. has expressed concerns over India’s reluctance to recognize a U.S. congressionally mandated visa for people the U.S. government…
India Declares Hand-Written Indian Passports Invalid
The Indian Government has declared that Indian passports that are handwritten or issued before 2001 with a validity of 20…
Up to 87 Percent Migrants could stay in US: Study
Up to 87 percent of undocumented immigrants would be able to remain in the US if the executive action measures…
US has 450,000 Illegal Immigrants from India
While there are as many as 11.2 million illegal immigrants in the US, a new report said about 450,000 of…
Bill Seeks to Reform H-1B Visas After Finding Abuse of Program
Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., assistant Democratic leader, have introduced a…
GOPIO-New York Discusses NRI Property Issues and Protecting Assets in India During Seminar at Kerala Center
Increased international mobility of both capital and labor in recent years has forced advanced countries to examine their fiscal policies…
India Changes Its Earlier Version On :Visa-On-Arrival
Washington, DC: If you ever thought that you could go to India and seek a visa at the airport to…
One-Third of Hindu Americans Not Married, Says Pew Report
The number of Indian Americans who have never been married has risen sharply, according to the Pew Research Center’s 2014…
“A Passage To America: Notes Of An Adopted Son” By Joseph Cheruvelil
One day, in 1963, Joseph M Cheruvelil entered a restaurant in Mississippi, along with David Smith (name changed) a White…
USA continues to Welcome Indian American students to US varsities
American universities are enrolling unprecedented numbers of foreign students, prompted by the rise of an affluent class in China and…
The Effects of Seeing Asian-Americans as a ‘Model Minority’
The New York Times led a discussion last week on the effects of being a model minority on the Asian…
Asian Immigrant Population to Be Largest in U.S. by 2055: Study
A recent Pew Research Center study has predicted that Asian immigrants will surpass those of Hispanics by the year 2055 in the…
Remembering a Milestone for Immigrants and America
Let’s pause a moment to thank an under-appreciated Congress for one of its great accomplishments: the Immigration and Nationality Act…
Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S.
The United States has long been—and continues to be—a key destination for the world’s immigrants. Over the decades, immigrants from…
Cox & Kings Global Services Completes 30 Visa Camps
Cox & Kings Global Services in association with the Federation of Indian Associations of the Tristate of New York, New Jersey…
U.S. Congress Lets ‘Discriminatory’ Outsourcing H-1B Fee Lapse
Indian companies and high-skilled Indian American workers have been a major force that utilizes the much sought-after H-1B worker visa…
India, U.S. Working On Pact To Exempt Certain People From Immigration Checks
India and the U.S. are working on a pact that will exempt a certain category of Indians, like former Presidents,…
Ambassador Arun K. Singh Visits Chicago
Ambassador Arun K. Singh visited Chicago from 27th to 28th August, 2015. During the visit, Ambassador Singh had useful interactions…
Promoting Culture of Peace Through Dialogue
This week, for the fourth time in a row, the annual gathering of the apex intergovernmental body of the United…
David Cameron to review visa policy for Indian students
Britain’s very own home affairs select committee now wants prime minister David Cameron to review its earlier decision to abolish…
Indian Embassy Organizes Visa Camp in U.S.
In pursuance of its objective of providing easy, efficient and quality consular services to the applicants, Embassy of India, Washington…
USIBC Calls for Expansion of H-1B Visas
There is a growing argument for and against the issue of H-1B Visa that allows skilled foreiners to come and…
US Unveils Visa Modernization Initiative
The US Government has unveiled a proposal designed to streamline various immigration procedures, including the process of applying for a…
India Urges US To Settle Social Security Payment Of Its Workers
Washington, DC: Wages paid to nonresident aliens employed within the United States by an American or foreign employer, in general,…