The US has further tightened work visa norms, ending automatic extension of employment authorisation documents and making re-screening mandatory, with immediate effect.

Coming weeks after the Donald Trump administration raised the one-time H-1B visa fee multifold to $100,000, the new rule issued on Wednesday will add to woes of foreign workers, particularly Indians who make up a bulk of them.

Though the new rule does not directly impact those holding visas such as H-IB, L-1A and L-1B and Green Cards, it is going to affect their spouses and dependents, and a section of student visa holders.

In a statement, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said non-immigrant workers who file to renew their employment authorisation documents (EADs) on or after October 30, 2025, “will

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