US Visa 08.01.2013 One can apply for visa at any U.S. Consulate in the world, but applying in the country where he/she resides is recommended. Here are some questions posed by our readers and answered by the US Consulate in Hyderabad Question: My son is in the U.S. on an H-1B visa that ...

The US has said that there is no change in its policy towards issuing visas to Indian students. “I don’t think we’ve changed our policy with regard to the way we interview applicants,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters at her daily news conference. “I think what we are doing is ...

The State Department has announced that no further EB-2 immigrant visa numbers will be authorized this fiscal year for applicants with priority dates of August 15, 2007 or later, effective March 23, 2012. However, foreign nationals with priority dates earlier than May 1, 2010 can still file adjustment applications with ...

WASHINGTON: Applications for the most sought after H-1B work visa – used extensively by Indian IT professionals – for the fiscal beginning October 1, would be accepted beginning April 2, a federal immigration agency announced on Tuesday. The congressionally mandated numerical limitation on H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2012-13 is ...

New Delhi: India Monday expressed concern over the rise in rejection of US visa to its professionals, and asked American authorities not to resort to such protectionist tendencies. Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma took up the visa rejection issue during his meeting with US Commerce Secretary John Bryson here. “All issues ...

NEW DELHI: In good news to American visa applicants, US on Wednesday announced those Indians who are renewing their visas, valid or expired, within 4 years, are likely to get waiver for a personal interview. “This new programme will permit consular officers to waive interviews for some qualified applicants who are ...

Why This Is Important The U.S Government with its immigration policies is making it difficult for immigrants to startup in America a.k.a the land of opportunities a.k.a land of immigrants. The Startup Visa Act allows foreign entrepreneurs to migrate to U.S and startup. This is ironic, as it is the immigrants and their startups that ...

Entrepreneurs, tech executives, and venture capitalists have long complained that America’s visa rules keep aspiring entrepreneurs who lack U.S. passports from starting companies in the U.S. Now immigration authorities are reviewing those rules to see if they can make them work better for entrepreneurs. We’re not talking about creating a startup ...

The ever-increasing number of Chinese tourists means that more and more countries are trying to simplify visa red tape. A prime example of this occurred just last month. US President Barack Obama promised that procedures in China for non-immigrant visas will be much more efficient. Travel services and destination countries are positioning ...