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US student visa policies in 2025: From stricter screening to H-1B fee exemption - a complete timeline
October 23, 2025 9:32 am
According to the latest notification, the $100,000 H-1B visa fee will apply only to new petitions filed for beneficiaries outside the United States.
OPT hope, H1B hurdles: Indian students in US grapple with changing visa rules
October 23, 2025 1:37 pm
For many Indian students currently in the US, the new policy has sparked both anxiety and cautious optimism.
‘America, I love you’: Indian woman leaves US after being laid off; calls it the ‘hardest step’
October 04, 2025 10:33 am
Ananya Joshi, who completed her master’s in Biotechnology from Northwestern University in 2024, started her career in the US on an F-1 OPT visa at a biotech firm.
Indian man’s US visa denied for not travelling beyond Delhi: ‘See your own country first’
September 26, 2025 6:34 pm
The viral clip captures an exchange between an American YouTuber and an Indian who narrated the incident involving his friend.
US updates non-immigrant visa interview waiver policy, effective October 1
September 27, 2025 10:06 am
Applicants are advised to check embassy and consulate websites for detailed information about visa application requirements, procedures, operating status, and available services.
H-1B Visa Alternatives: Countries Indian students can look forward to
October 05, 2025 10:58 am
H-1B visa alternatives, Visa strategies beyond H-1B: From Austria’s newly launched two-year Master’s programme designed specifically for Indian STEM graduates—with built-in industry exposure—to strategic initiatives by France and Germany aimed at easing access and enhancing academic mobility, the global education landscape is evolving rapidly.
Worries over H-1B visa fee hike speak of India’s larger problem
September 22, 2025 9:34 pm
The road ahead is clear enough. Though travelling down that road will be even more difficult than the road of economic reforms in the 1990s
'Stay in US, avoid travel': Microsoft, JP Morgan, Amazon advise H-1B visa holders to return before fee deadline
September 20, 2025 6:00 pm
Trump on Friday signed a measure restricting the entry of H-1B visa holders and raising the annual application fee to $100,000.
As Trump raises fee, top 10 US companies sponsoring most H-1B visas, TCS ranks 2
September 20, 2025 9:48 pm
The H-1B program, capped at 65,000 visas annually plus an additional 20,000 for advanced degree holders, has been a critical pipeline for US firms to hire engineers, scientists, educators and healthcare workers.
Trump's new visa policy to impact Indian students planning to study, work in US
September 22, 2025 9:44 am
The Trump administration said that the $100,000 fee is aimed at ensuring that the people being brought into the country are “actually very highly skilled” and do not replace American workers.
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