1) Why does Germany attract the highest number of international students pursuing higher education? Germany has quietly become one of the biggest magnets for students looking beyond their home countries …
Immigration
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Green-Card Freeze May Push More Tech Work to India
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readThe US freeze on green-card sponsorship at eight technology companies may have limited immediate consequences for project delivery, but it is accelerating a debate over talent mobility, local hiring and …
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Krishnamoorthi, Smith Introduce Bills to Expand Immigrant Health Care Workforce
by SAH Staff Reporter 5 minutes readReps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Adam Smith (D-WA) have introduced two bills aimed at helping immigrants join the U.S. health care workforce and addressing shortages of medical professionals. The Immigrants …
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EB-5 Fee Overhaul Puts South Asian Investors on Notice
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readThe U.S. government’s planned overhaul of fees for the EB-5 immigrant investor program is set to raise the cost of navigating an already complex investment-based route to permanent residence, with …
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A proposed $103,265 U.S. fee on new H-1B visas could sharply reduce the flow of Indian technology professionals to the United States, while encouraging companies to keep more high-skilled work …
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179-Year US Green Card Wait Puts Indian Professionals in Limbo
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readIndian professionals seeking permanent residence in the United States could face a potential 179-year wait under the employment-based second preference category, exposing the extraordinary scale of a green-card backlog that …
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USCIS Form Overhaul Puts South Asian Green-Card Filings Under Fresh Scrutiny
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readSouth Asian immigrants preparing for the next stage of their U.S. permanent-residency journey face a new administrative checkpoint after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated editions of Form …
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For generations of Indian families, an American college admission was more than an acceptance letter. It was a ticket to opportunity, a gateway to the world’s largest economy and, potentially, …
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Indian American Lawmakers Condemn DHS Post Targeting Sikh Identity
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readU.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.), Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Ami Bera (D-Calif.) have criticized the Department of Homeland Security for using Sikh identity to …
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A rapid succession of U.S. immigration and visa policy changes is reshaping the landscape for Indian professionals, students and their families, raising the prospect of higher costs, tighter scrutiny and …