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US govt’s crackdown on green card programme: What it means for applicants

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What happened

In a groundbreaking move, the US government has suspended numerous major tech firms from the PERM labour certification programme, which could severely disrupt the Green Card process for countless foreign workers on H-1B visas.

Key facts

  • In a groundbreaking move, the US government has suspended numerous major tech firms from the PERM labour certification programme, which could severely disrupt the Green Card process for countless foreign workers on H-1B visas.
  • Reported by Times of India and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:58:11 UTC.

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  1. U.K. PM Burnham's Labour fends off left-wing Greens in local election

  2. Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro and HCL among IT firms suspended from U.S. green card programme

  3. UK's Labour wins a special election that puts Green Party leader under pressure

  4. US targets Microsoft, Adobe in new visa crackdown

  5. US govt’s crackdown on green card programme: What it means for applicants

  6. Top Trump official mocked online over false claim of Indian stock market crash after US green card curbs

  7. Labour fends off the Green party in closely watched UK by-election

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