‘Current lottery system helps replace American workers with low paid less qualified foreign workers.’
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Those seeking extensions are unable to renew driver’s licenses and travel outside of the US in case of emergencies.
Seattle resident Khili Sharma lost her job recently, while awaiting her H-4 work permit extension.
Plea from Senators Dick Durbin and Chuck Grassley comes days before initial registration for H-1B visa lottery opens from March 9 to 25.
Two H-4 applicants who received H-4 extensions through “expedite requests” still waiting for their work permit.
A new backlog was created due to delayed administrative processing during the pandemic.
Attorney recommends exploring other visa options.
Indians not eligible for H-2B visas for non-agricultural temporary or seasonal jobs.
Dallas resident Sneha Amarapuram is among thousands of L-2 visa holders who lost their jobs due to EAD extension delays.
USCIS to offer both 2008 and 2020 versions of civic test until April 19.
In December, 60 members of Congress had sent a letter to Biden urging him to extend H-4 EAD.
Biden administration asked to report by March 5 on status following withdrawal of Trump bar on H-4 EADs.
Lottery dates announced after Biden delays Trump’s wage based selection till yearend.
Trump sought to replace lottery with wage-based selection in his last days in office.
Many in danger of losing jobs and job offers, as even USCIS receipts that used to arrive within two weeks now take more than two months.
USCIS started giving employment authorization to H-4 visa holders in the summer of 2015.
The new administration’s move will save jobs of tens of thousands of H4 EAD holders, a majority of them Indian nationals.
New DHS rule-change redefines H-1B employer definition.
Claims step taken to protect American workers and prevent abuses.
The immigration attorney says there’s push back against the bill from organizations representing nationals of countries other than India and China.
Backlog created by Trump has hit spouses of Indian H-1B visa holders the hardest.
Denial of visa due to flawed interpretation of “specialty occupation,” rules Ninth Circuit.
USCIS starts accepting new applications under DACA.
Ruling makes thousands of young undocumented immigrants including South Asians eligible for work permits.
Visitors from Afghanistan, Bhutan, 20 other nations may be forced to pay $15,000 as security.