Page 24 - Latest Updates on H1B Visa
Premium processing of H1B visa petitions mild respite to Indian IT firms
The time taken to process a premium H1B application rose from 18 days in the last four years to 1 month in FY19 (until October 2018)
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From April 1, new H-1B visa rules will favour those with higher education
H-1B visa, popular among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise
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H-1B holders 'frequently' placed in poor working conditions: US think-tank
The current system not only harms Americans, but it also enables H-1B workers to be exploited, according to the report
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H1-B visa workers may soon get US citizenship, promises Donald Trump
The H1-B visa program allows US companies to hire foreign workers in some skilled occupations
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Trump promises policy changes to allow H1B visa workers US citizenship
Trump's tweet comes as a good news for Indian professionals, especially in the IT sector, who currently have to wait for nearly a decade to get a Green Card or permanent legal residency
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Trump administration's latest H1-B proposal may hurt US firms: Nasscom
The Trump administration has proposed major changes to the H-1B application process, including a new rule requiring companies to electronically register their petitions in advance
Trump's plan: H-1B visa only for most-skilled, highest-paid foreign workers
Companies employing foreign workers on the H1B visa will have to register with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services
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Give H1-B visa only to skilled, highest paid foreigners, says Trump admin
Under the new proposed merit-based rule companies employing foreign workers on the H1-B would have to electronically register with the USCIS during a designated registration period
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New H1-B visa lottery process: More paperwork for those who hire foreigners
The Trump administration has introduced a new set of stringent provisions to the H1-B visa lottery process
Trump open to H1-B visas for highly skilled, not outsourcing: White House
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to come out with the new proposal by January 2019
'Dramatic increase' in number of H1B visas being held up: Compete America
The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise
From Infosys to Wipro, US visa rules start to pinch Indian IT companies
Companies see spike in subcontracting costs, attrition; talent shortage leave client projects unfulfilled
Proposals on H1-B visa pose a threat for IT firms' margins, say experts
Lofty valuations, coupled with the poor performance by smaller-sized IT firms, has dampened investor sentiment
Indian-American charged with H-1B visa, mail fraud in California
He was accused of submitting fraudulent documents to both the Department of Labour and Homeland Security
'Trump admin's H1-B policies adversely affecting among IT firms in US'
'Trump admin's H1-B policies are impacting the people who are in this country on H-1B visas, an advocacy group for these firms have said
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TCS among top 10 firms to get foreign labour certification for H-1B visas
Earnest and Young, a multinational professional services firm, has emerged as the top employer to have received the certification
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Three-fourths of 419,600 H1B visa holders in 2018 are Indians: US report
USCIS study reveals a massive gender disparity: only one out of every four H-1B visa holders is female
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H-1B: Revising specialty occupation norms may hit IT firms, says Nasscom
The H-1B visa, most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa
Indian-origin Congressman presents bill giving flexibility to H-1B workers
The legislation also proposes to ban employers from hiring H-1B holders to replace American workers
Indian tech CEO held in US for gaming H1-B process to help 200 foreigners
Samal submitted, and directed his employees to submit, forged and false application materials to the United States government