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Joe Biden revokes Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to US

Move expected to benefit many Indians working in America on the H1B visa

President Biden signs executive orders inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
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Press Trust of India Washington DC
President Joe Biden has revoked a policy issued by his predecessor during the pandemic that blocked many Green Card applicants from entering the US, a move that will benefit many Indians working in America on the H1B visa.
 
A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants to the US as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently. Indian IT professionals, most of whom are highly skilled and come to the US mainly on the H1B work visas, are the worst sufferers of the current immigration system

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