Emirates witnessed a pandemonium on board, as the new H1B policy proclamation put out confusion due to lack of clarity in the early days.
Panic Before Takeoff: Emirates delays A380 departure from SFO because of new H1B Rules
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America’s $100,000 H-1B Fee Move: What It Means If You’re Indian and Planning to Travel
The US H1B Visa has just entered a new zone, where the Annual Fee will cost USD 100,000, payable to the US Government. This is some travel advice for those affected by this mode.
New US Department of State Visa Advisory advises to not apply for visa appointemnt in a third country
A recent change, just notified, is essentially eliminating the flexibility to apply for a US visa from other countries. You need to only apply from the country of your nationality or the country you reside in now on.
US Visa Fees to go up for non-immigration visas including B-1/B-2
The United States will implement new fees for visa issuance and usage in the coming months. Here are the details of their plans.
US Pauses Student Visa Interviews Globally Amid Review of Vetting Policies
The United States is putting a pause on new Visa Interviews for Students arriving in the 2025-26 academic year. Here is the why and what is next.
USA reduces qualifying timelines for renewal of visas via the dropbox method
The requirements for the US Visa renewal via the dropbox process have been changed to only make the process valid for those whose visa expired within the past 12 months. Here are the details.
US B1/B2 Visa Appointment Times drop across India
For a new US B1/B2 Visa, the US Embassy in India states that they have opened 250,000 fresh appointments this week. You might be able to secure one of those quickly.
US Travel Bans end; Replaced with Vaccination and Testing requirements for travel to USA
New US Travel Rules will come in effect on November 8, 2021, which will allow only fully vaccinated visitors from around the world to enter the USA.
Breaking: USA to open borders to fully-vaccinated travellers on November 8, 2021
The USA will open up for non-essential travel for fully vaccinated travellers from India, China, the EU and many other countries where a presidential ban was imposed under Presidential Order 212(F) so far. Here are the details!
US visa processing in India re-opens for dropbox applications
USA has reopened the processing of non-immigrant Visas which will not require an interview under the Visa Interview Waiver programme.
India may get access to Global Entry this year, selectively!
Indian citizens could finally be granted the privilege of access to the Global Entry program, which is a US CBP program designed to let immigration into the USA be done via an automated kiosk, after a thorough pre-vetting is done. Lets find out more!
