Insights & Updates on EB-1A Green Card and U.S. Immigration

In a recent revision, the US has modified the interview waiver list and called upon the majority of non-immigrants to appear in person for immigration interviews.

The F-1 visa students are set to face yet another new restriction, as the freshly admitted students will no longer have the privilege of transferring universities or changing courses immediately. They can only indulge in the changes after completing one year of study.

The Trump administration is about to impose yet another immigration bottleneck on students, participants of the exchange programme, and media visa holders. The proposal aims to limit the time of students in the U.S. to no more than four years.

In a recent interview with Fox News’s The Ingraham Angle, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik hinted at a possible plan to terminate the H-1B program. He commented ‘I'm involved in changing the H1-B visa program.

In a recent social media post, US Republican Senator Mike Lee has vented his desire to put a stop to the H-1B visa system. This is the visa system on which a large chunk of highly skilled Indian workers depend.

A State Department Statement on Thursday has brought to light a constant threat looming over the stability of every visa holder. All holders of valid U.S. visas would be subject to ‘Continuous vetting’ starting last Tuesday.

Multiple news outlets have reported that a cloud is looming over the visa landscape with the trump administration about to unleash its severest yet crackdown.

In a move poised to reshape travel norms, the U.S. Department of State has launched a 12-month pilot visa bond program on August 20, 2025, targeting select B-1 (business) and B-2 (tourist) visa applicants.

In recent times, more than 6000 student visas have faced revocation from the State Department under the Trump Administration.

The USCIS under the Trump Administration is making the citizenship criteria more and more stringent. Now, it has a new addition: the dimension of the applicant’s moral character.

In June 2025, international students applying for F, M, and J visas were met with a startling new requirement: make their social media profiles public for U.S. consular officers to review.

From September 2, 2025, the United States will roll back its Interview Waiver Programme, commonly known as the “Dropbox” facility, for most non-immigrant visas.