The US has introduced three major immigration changes within two months, significantly affecting Indian professionals, students, and Green Card holders. These include the abrupt end of automatic Employment Authorisation Document (EAD) extensions, a steep increase in H-1B visa fees, and a tougher civics test for naturalisation applicants. Together, these measures are expected to alter the employment and immigration landscape for Indians in the country. Indian nationals are among the largest recipients of US work visas, particularly H-1B and related programmes. In FY 2024, nearly 49,700 Indian-born individuals were naturalised, accounting for 6.1% of all new US citizens, according to US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) data. The recent changes to EAD extensions, H-1B fees, and

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