Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (LexBlog India)
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April 2024 Visa Bulletin – Most Categories Hop Forward a Month or Two
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated. Below is a summary of the April Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates and changes from the previous month.
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November 2023 Visa Bulletin – Red Light for All Categories Except EB-2 All Other Countries
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated. Below is a summary of the November Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates and changes from the previous month.
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October 2023 Visa Bulletin – On Your Mark, Green Card Applicants! Priority Dates Advance in Most Employment-Based Categories
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated. Below is a summary of the October Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates...
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India Passes Digital Personal Data Protection Act
Stephen Mathias from Kochhar & Co. reports that in early August 2023, the Indian Parliament passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (the “Act”), bringing to a close a 5-year process to enact an omnibus data privacy law in India. The Act was ratified by the President of India and will come into effect once notified...
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India Poised to Enact Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
On August 9, 2023, India’s upper house (i.e., Rajya Sabha) passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, two days after India’s lower house (i.e., Lok Sabha) passed the legislation. The DPDPB now heads to India President Droupadi Murmu for signature.
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August 2023 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 India Retrogresses More Than 10 Years; EB-1 All Other Countries Stuck Until October; EB-3 All Other Countries Retrogresses Almost 2 Years
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated. Below is a summary of the August Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates and changes from the previous month.
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July 2023 Visa Bulletin – EB-3 and EB-3 Other Workers India Retrogress More Than 3 Years; EB-3 All Other Countries Retreats 4 Months
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
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May 2023 Visa Bulletin – For EB-1 and EB-2 India, A Rest Before More Retrogression; EB-1 China Also Forecast To Backslide
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
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India Releases Fourth Draft of Data Protection Bill
Kochhar & Co. reports that, on November 18, 2022, the Government of India released the long-awaited fourth draft of India’s proposed privacy law, now renamed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill.
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December 2022 Visa Bulletin – Further Retrogression for EB-2 India
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated. Below is a summary of the December Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates and changes from the previous month.
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October 2022 Visa Bulletin – For EB-2 India, an Ominous Start to the Fiscal Year
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
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India Delays Introduction of Data Protection Bill Before Parliament
On July 24, 2022, the Financial Express published an article on Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Indian Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, noting that the introduction of the Indian Data Protection Bill before Parliament will be delayed by a few months.
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June 2022 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Advances One Year
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
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India to Require Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Within Six Hours
On April 28, 2022, India issued new guidance relating to “information security practices, procedure, prevention, response and reporting of cyber incidents for Safe & Trusted Internet.”
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May 2022 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Continues to Advance (Slowly)
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
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May 2022 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Continues to Advance (Slowly)
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
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April 2022 Visa Bulletin – Final Action Dates Remain Stalled, but Dates for Filing Rapidly Advance for EB-2 India
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
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March 2022 Visa Bulletin –Most Categories are Stagnant – Only EB-2 India Advances
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated. Below is a summary of the March Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates...
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February 2022 Visa Bulletin –EB-2 India Advances Six Months
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated. Below is a summary of the February Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates...
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India’s Draft Data Protection Bill Moves Closer to Passage
In December, the Indian Joint Parliamentary Committee submitted its report on India’s draft Data Protection Bill. The Bill is now likely to be passed by Parliament in its next session, beginning in February 2022, and likely will enter into force in the first half of 2022. This blog entry examines certain key aspects of the revised Bill.
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Indian Joint Parliamentary Committee Adopts Report on Personal Data Protection Bill
On November 22, 2021, according to India Today, the Indian Joint Parliamentary Committee responsible for reviewing the Personal Information Protection Bill 2019 issued its report on the proposed law.
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July 2021 Visa Bulletin – EB-3 India Continues to Rapidly Advance
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated. Below is a summary of the July Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates...
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June 2021 Visa Bulletin – EB-3 India Advances Nine Months
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
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India Releases Revised Non-Personal Data Framework
On December 16, 2020, the Committee of Experts within India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a revised report on the Non-Personal Data Governance Framework for India. This post details the key takeaways from the revised committee report.
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CIPL and DSCI Publish Report on Enabling U.S.-India Data Transfers
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton and the Data Security Council of India have published a report on "Enabling Accountable Data Transfers from India to the United States under India’s Proposed Personal Data Protection Bill," which highlights the importance of continued flows of data between India and the U.S. following the expected passage of new comprehensive data protection...
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India Releases Draft Non-Personal Data Governance Framework
On July 13, 2020, a Committee of Experts within India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology published the first draft of a Non-Personal Data Governance Framework for India for public consultation.
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India’s Draft Data Privacy Bill Introduced in Parliament
On December 11, 2019, an updated version of India's draft data privacy bill was introduced in the Indian Parliament by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
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September 2019 Visa Bulletin – India EB-1 Becomes Unavailable for the First Time
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated. Below is a summary of the September Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates...
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June 2019 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 India Retrogresses to January 1, 2015
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process. The complete visa bulletin can be found here. Below is a summary of the June Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates and changes from...
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February 2019 Visa Bulletin – EB-3 India surpasses EB-2 India
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process. The complete visa bulletin can be found here. Below is a summary of the February Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates and changes from...