New Delhi: The U.S. Consular Team in India processed more visas than ever before in 2023, bringing down visitor visa appointment wait times by 75%. In 2023, the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in India processed a record-smashing 1.4 million U.S. visas. Demand across all visa classes was unprecedented, with a 60% increase in applications compared to 2022. Indians now represent one
US New Immigration Bill: Spouses Of H1-B Workers Allowed To Work And More, Thanks To Biden Jan 30, 2021, 11:04 IST
Ever since Joe Biden came into power and became the President of the United States, he has been taking fast decisions and has overturned many orders that Donald Trump passed during his time as the President. Earlier on 26 Jan, Biden announced that he repealed the ban on transgender people serving in military. Apart from this, Biden signed many orders and even overturned certain bills passed by Trump.
This time, Biden’s decision came as a relief to spouses of workers on H1B visas in the US. During his rule, Trump tried to withdraw a regulation that was passed during Obama’s time. Obama allowed a certain group of spouses of H1B visa holders to work in the US and even the rules for H4 visa holders were good.
we have breaking news just in from the associated press. the associated press is reporting that melania trump worked without a visa in the united states. i m going to read directly from the associated press report that s just been filed. melania trump was paid for ten modeling jobs in the united states worth $20,000 that occurred in the seven weeks before she had legal permission to work in the country, according to a detailed accounting, the ledgers, contracts and related documents from 20 years ago, provided by the associated press, the wife of the gop presidential nominee who sometimes worked as a model under just her first name, has said, through an attorney, that she first came to the u.s. from slovenia on august 27, 1996, on a b 1 b 2 visitor visa, and then obtained an h1b work visa on october 18, 1996. the documents obtained by the a.p. show she was paid for ten
regarded immigration attorney, reviewed her file in hindsight, not for immigration attorney at the time but reviewed her documents and files and has attested to the data set forth in our story. she arrived in late august. she was in issued an h1b visa which authorized her to work on october, i believe, 18th. excuse me, 1996. so, about a month and a half, two months or so after her arrival in the united states, a b1b2 which for the people who are not super familiar with immigration, that s a visitor visa. it allows you to come to the united states. it s just a visitor visa, but you can look for work. and as a model, that was not an uncommon practice, i am told. but you are not allowed to work and earn money as a you are not allowed to work and earn