Page 28 - Latest Updates on H1B Visa
Visa lottery system flawed? Reviewing H-1B programme too little too late
Trump's long-awaited executive order drew sharp reactions from the opposition Democrat lawmakers
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US tech industry optimistic on H1B visa reforms
Trump signed executive order targeting visa programme popular with Indian tech professionals
Trump signs order to stop misuse of H1B visa; Indian IT to tweak biz model
Indian IT would look at tweaking the business model with lesser dependence on the visa.
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Indian IT to see costs rise, biz slow as Trump looks at H1B visa curbs
Trump govt to make sending engineers on H1B visa to the US expensive and time consuming
H1-B visa not a hurdle for Indian students as they gain tech skills in US
Experts feels that Indian students will continue to be in demand in the US
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Every tech billionaire in India takes a hit from Trump visa reform
Infosys, which reports earnings April 13, may have the most at stake
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H1B visa overhaul could benefit big tech companies
Alphabet's Google told some of its workers not to worry about the changes
Steps to protect US workers from H1-B visa 'abuse' announced
Labour Dept is third federal agency to implement Trump admin's pledge to prevent abuse of H1-B visas
Donald Trump backs H1B reforms Bill, says US lawmaker
The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows American firms to employ foreign workers
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Indian firms gaming H1B visa system: US lawmaker
Congressman Darrell Issa insisted his legislation will help fix the existing flaws
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Bill against outsourcing jobs back in House of Representatives
The move comes days after the Public Broadcasting Service aired a documentary on H-1B visa programme
No need to worry about H1B visa issue for now: Sushma Swaraj
Swaraj said even before there had been a 'flip-flop' in the H1B visa policy by the US
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H1-B visa not meant to kill American jobs, but skill-gap exists: Trump aide
Trump's pick for labour secretary, Alexander Acosta, stressed on the need for an infra push
Local hiring to rise? Indian IT cos may cut H1B visa applications next year
This, despite clients investing on digital and cloud services that require people onsite
Relief for India Inc? No major change in H1-B visa regime, says Sitharaman
Adds that US authorities' current priority is to focus on illegal immigrants
Indians don't steal jobs, they create: Ravi Shankar Prasad on H1-B visa
Indian IT companies are present in 200 cities in 80 countries, including the US: Ravi Shankar Prasad
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H-1B premium processing has been suspended to handle huge rush, says US
The US will start accepting applications for H-1B work visas from April 3 for the fiscal 2018
H1-B visa applications for FY18 to be accepted from April 3
Official announcement did not say till when it would continue accepting the H-1B petitions
India says illegal immigration, not H1-B visa a priority for the US
S Jaishankar during his visit to the US, said that H1B visas should be considered a trade
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US wants PhDs and not mid-level workers under H-1B: Republican Senator
Current system does not bring in the brightest and the best from across the world, the Senator said