According to the latest official immigration data from the United States, over 227,000 Indians have been waiting for their family-sponsored Green Card or legal permanent residency to come through.
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India has largest diaspora, receives highest remittance: UN Report
With a 17.5 million-strong diaspora across the world, India has the largest international migrant population of any country in the world and it received the highest remittance (USD 78.6 billion) from Indians living abroad yet again, according to the UN migration agency.
Over 300 Indians deported from Mexico arrive in Delhi
In an unprecedented move, Mexico has deported over 300 Indians to Delhi, the Latin-American country’s National Migration Institute (INM) said.
Judges block Trump’s attempt to deny Green Cards to immigrants
Rulings in California, New York and Washington have temporarily halted Trump’s plans to deny green cards to immigrants who would need government benefits.
Indian immigrants on hunger strike in the US ‘forced to hydrate’
Three Indian men seeking asylum in the United States of America have been forcibly made to receive intravenous drips after being on hunger strike for nearly three weeks.
Four Indian-Americans arrested for H-1B visa scam
Four Indian-Americans have been arrested on visa fraud charges. The executives from two IT staffing companies were charged with misusing the US H-1B visa programme.
Visa fraud hurting Punjab, India’s global influence
The increasing global influence of India and its workforce has meant a sharp rise in overseas travel over the past decade. This also has an unintended consequence – it has led to the proliferation of fly-by-night travel agencies that were committing visa and immigration fraud.
India tops tech visa applications to the UK
India, along with the US, has the highest number of visa applications for the UK’s technology sector, according to the latest data from a UK Home Office-sanctioned report on digital tech entrepreneurs.
Madras HC directs Indian govt to grant Singapore immigrant’s 30-year quest for permanent resident status
The Madras High Court provided relief to an Indian born in Singapore over three decades ago who has remained a stateless individual for over 20 years, directing the Central government to grant him a special resident permit within three months.
Fake University Sting: India gets consular access to 117 detained students
The Government of India has continued to closely monitor the detention of Indian students who were allegedly enrolled in a fraudulent university in the US and has obtained consular access to 117 of the 129 Indian students.
