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Almost half of Canadians think immigration target too high
TORONTO: Even as Canada set a record by admitting 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022, almost half of Canadians think that the government's target...
H1B on backburner as Biden focuses on 470,000 pending US immigrant visa cases
NEW YORK: Processing of non immigrant visas, including H1B cases are taking a backseat for now as the Joe Biden administration turns its attention...
Immigrants Rights Comissioner Kudrat Dutta Chaudhary
NEW YORK: Chandigarh-born lawyer Kudrat Dutta Chaudhary has become the first immigrant of Indian-origin to take oath as Commissioner to the Immigrant Rights Commission...
Canada Immigration
TORONTO: Since Indian students make up more than a third of all international students studying in Canada, they will be the biggest beneficiaries of...
USCIS Announces Open Application Period for Citizenship and Integration Grant Program
WASHINGTON: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to implement a new process, referred to as Bona Fide Determination, which will give victims of...
US House passes bills granting 'Dreamers' path to citizenship
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives voted to pass two bills that will grant a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who arrived in...
DHS Announces Continuation of International Entrepreneur Parole Program
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that the Department of Homeland Security is withdrawing a 2018 notice of proposed rulemaking that proposed to remove the...
USCIS Announces Open Application Period for Citizenship and Integration Grant Program
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is accepting applications for two funding opportunities under the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program. The grant opportunities will provide...
US modifies H-1B visa selection process; gives priority to wages, skill level
WASHINGTON: The outgoing Trump administration has modified the selection process for H-1B visa, giving priority to salary and skills instead of the current lottery...
USCIS Announces Policies to Better Protect Immigrants
WASHINGTON — United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced new policies that will provide better protection to immigrant children who are victims of abuse, neglect,...