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Big change in H‑1B and green card soon, says Lutnick — Indians affected?

DHS’s January 17, 2025 H-1B modernization rule tightens specialty-occupation standards and integrity checks. A proposed wage-based lottery would prioritize higher-paid…

USCIS Reverts CSPA Rule: What Green Card Applicants Should Know Now

Effective August 15, 2025, USCIS will use the State Department’s Final Action Dates chart for CSPA age calculations for new…

Trump team plots H‑1B overhaul and green card shake‑up — what Indians face

OIRA cleared a rule on August 13, 2025, to end the H-1B lottery and rank applications by wage, U.S. advanced…

Green Card Guide for Foreign Workers: Understanding PERM Processing Times

By late August 2025, PERM remains backlogged: PWD 5–8 months, recruitment 2–3 months, and analyst review 15–17 months. Early PWD…

No — US Isn’t Replacing Green Cards With a $5M Gold Card

The proposed $5 million Gold Card promises residency and a five-year citizenship path but remains only a 2025 proposal with…

ICE Detains Disabled Green Card Veteran During Citizenship Interview

On August 22, 2025, ICE detained disabled Army veteran and 25-year green card holder Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry during his citizenship…

Alert for Green Card and Visa Holders as US Eyes Deportation for DUI

H.R. 875 would make any DUI conviction or admission a ground for inadmissibility and deportation for non-citizens. Passed by the…

USCIS Reverses Expanded CSPA: Final Action Dates Now Control Age

USCIS will use only Final Action Dates to calculate CSPA age for adjustment of status effective August 15, 2025, reversing…