Indian government has significantly amended the Indian Citizenship Rules, 2009 to implement some changes for the benefits of Indians abroad. The process that overseas Indians renouncing their Indian citizenship are required to follow is said to be simpler and easier than before in the latest amendment of the rules, according to the Ministry of Home […]
The latest USCIS news is that the US government is all set to launch a dedicated office that will find the residents or immigrants in general, who make fraudulent approaches like fake identity to apply for green cards or get legal citizenship through naturalization. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is hiring immigration personnel […]
As the US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ revised fee policy came into effect on December 23, 2016, all new applications and petitions for immigrant visa, naturalization, employment authorization, permanent residency, US citizenship and non-immigrant temporary H1B visa will cost dearly. All new applications and petitions must comply with the revised fee structure starting from December […]
Reforming the ‘long-broken’ US immigration system has been one of the foremost agendas of the Biden-Harris administration. The President vowed to establish a ‘fair and orderly’ immigration law that not only welcomes legal immigrants, but also keeps their families together and allows them to contribute more to the country in the long run. On 4 […]
Now NRIs and OCI cardholders are eligible to obtain an Aadhaar Card given they fulfil certain criteria. The government of India has brought new Aadhaar rules to make it easier and simpler for them. Hence, Non-Resident Indians and Overseas Citizens of India are required to use specified forms to enroll for an Aadhaar Card. The […]
Good news! The deadline for foreign citizens of Indian origin to convert their PIO cards to OCI cards has again been extended. Earlier, the government of India had set December 31, 2023 as the deadline. 31 December 2024 is the new deadline for the Person of Indian Origin cardholders to acquire the Overseas Citizen of […]
We are flying into 2024. Let’s thank the Almighty for blessing us with another year of new goals and milestones. A new year brings along new hopes and new opportunities for whatever remains unachieved in the year passing by. Nearly 5 million Americans and immigrants of Indian origin are glorifying their motherland, India, in the […]
It will cost US visa seekers dearly to fulfil their American Dreams in the near future, as USCIS’ proposed visa fee hikes are likely to be effective in early 2024 for H1B, L, O, and EB5 categories. The visa fee hike proposal will also impact applicants seeking employment authorization, US citizenship, and green card status […]
AMERICA continues to reap the fruits of what Sardar JJ Singh did by unblocking the path to US Citizenship for Indian immigrants in 1946. It started attracting intelligent brains and innovative minds from free India. The passage to America was widened by Air India’s first flight from Bombay to New York in 1960. Since then, […]
The United States’ H-1B program, a passage to the land of American Dream for foreign professionals, has been awaiting reforms since the Biden-Harris administration was formed. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is now inching towards working on the reforms. Being the biggest beneficiary of this employment-based visa, Indians, more than anyone else, might greatly […]