The US Immigration agency has announced that it will repeal a Trump-era policy that allowed immigration officers to reject H-1B visa applications without first issuing a notice of intent to deny, a move that will lower barriers to "legal immigration" and benefit Indian professionals. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US corporations to hire foreign workers in
Joe Biden aims to rebuild and expand legal immigration
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Last Updated: May 31, 2021, 12:34 PM IST
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And while Biden made clear during his presidential campaign that he intended to undo much of his predecessor’s immigration legacy, the blueprint offers new details about how far-reaching the effort will be not only rolling back Trump’s policies, but addressing backlogs and delays that plagued prior presidents.
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If President Joe Biden gets his way, it will soon be far easier to immigrate to the United States. There will be shorter, simpler forms and applicants will have to jump through fewer security hoops. Foreigners will have better opportunities to join their families and more chances to secure work visas.
Google is leading a determined effort by US tech giants to support a programme that gives work authorisation for spouses of those possessing H-1B foreign work visas, the most sought after among Indian IT professionals.
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New or Initial F and M students who were not previously enrolled in a program of study on March 9, 2020, will not be able to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant student for the 2021-22 academic year if their course of study is 100 percent online.
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