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Despite Visa Uncertainty, International Students Find FSU Education Rewarding

FSU reports about 2,500 international students as of August 29, 2025, amid stricter vetting and travel bans affecting F and…

Slovakia Resumes Tourist Visa Issuance for Russians Amid EU Policy Shifts

Slovakia resumed tourist Schengen visa processing for Russian citizens on August 28, 2025, via the consulate and BLS. Short-stay rules…

Somalia Unveils e-Visa System to Streamline Travel and Strengthen Security

Somalia’s e-Visa and eTAS platform opened for testing on August 24, 2025 and becomes mandatory on September 1, 2025 for…

H-1B Not Ending: USCIS Tightens Rules, Shifts to Higher-Paid Roles for FY 2026

USCIS hit the FY 2026 H-1B cap in the April–June 2025 window; fraud checks and wage-priority proposals may favor higher-paid…

Is H-1B in Trouble? Trump’s Proposed Reforms and What They Mean

DHS proposed a wage-based H-1B selection favoring higher-paid petitions; USCIS sent rules to OMB. Expected outcomes: stricter reviews, higher employer…

DOJ Probes H-1B Hiring Bias Under Dhillon as Cases Grow

DOJ’s Civil Rights Division is probing employer practices that may favor H-1B visa holders over U.S. workers, with multiple investigations…

Indian National Rambhai Patel Sentenced for Visa Fraud Conspiracy Involving Staged Robberies

Rambhai Patel was sentenced to 20 months and ordered to forfeit $850,000 for organizing staged armed robberies used to support…

Stricter U.S. Student Visa Rules Under Trump Alarm Indian Students and Educators

DHS proposed replacing duration-of-status with fixed-term F-1/J-1 visas (typically four years), shortening the grace period to 30 days, adding fees,…