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H-1B visa fee hike hits IT funds; investors urged to stay long-term
Fee hike could accelerate offshore delivery, improve competitiveness; AI adoption, re-skilling initiatives expected to provide medium-term growth opportunities
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China to launch K-Visa for global talent as US slaps $100,000 H-1B fee
China is set to roll out a new K-Visa for young science and technology professionals from October 1, even as the US imposes a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas
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IT sector hit by tariffs, visas, AI, geopolitics: Can it weather the storm?
US tariffs, visa issues, geopolitical tensions, and AI disruption have plunged the IT services industry into an uncertain period
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H-1B visa diktat: Lobbyists of top Indian IT companies in Washington
Emails sent to TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech, Meta and others remained unanswered
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Trump's H-1B visa shock: IT deals likely to be revised after new rules
Experts say that such prohibitive costs may force IT services companies to keep their prospective visa employees in India
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H-1B visa: Doctors, nurses, care workers may be spared from $100,000 fee
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee sparks panic among Indian doctors, nurses and IT firms, though exemptions for healthcare may soften the blow
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IT firms in a flux over H-1B visa fees, but levers exist to mitigate impact
Analysts say Indian IT firms can offset the impact of the $100,000 H-1B visa fee through higher offshoring, reduced new applications, and client cost sharing over the medium term
'Why move to US when work can happen remotely': Sanjeev Sanyal on H-1B visa
Speaking at an event in New Delhi, Sanjeev Sanyal today questioned why IT firms in India send people to the US, noting their work does not require physical relocation
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Market Close Highlights: Sensex slumps 466 pts, Nifty holds 25,200; IT index cracks 3% on H-1B rule
Sensex Today | Stock Market Close Highlights, Sept 22: US President Donald Trump's new H-1B visa fees rule triggered panic selling among investors, especially IT shareholders, on D-Street today
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Nasscom says $100K H-1B visa fee to have marginal impact on Indian IT firms
Nasscom further said that with the fee being applicable from 2026 onward, companies have time to further expand skilling programs in the US and enhance local hiring
New H1-B visa fees rule drags Nifty IT 4%; Tech M, LTIMindtree sink upto 6%
The BSE IT index also fell 3.5 per cent in the intraday trade. Thus far in calendar year 2025, the BSE IT index has underperformed the market by sliding 19 per cent
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IT firms brace for H-1B shock; Here's how brokerages assess the impact
On the bourses, the Nifty IT index is the worst-performing sector so far this year. The index is down 16 per cent in 2025
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Rupee slips as traders weigh H-1B visa fee impact; opens at 88.17/$
The domestic currency opened 7 paise lower at 88.17 against the dollar on Monday, according to Bloomberg
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Question over H-1B fee sees techies, students scrambling for answers
For Arun Kumar (name changed), a techie from south Tamil Nadu, the past 30 hours have been a whirlwind of stress and frantic search for a flight ticket to the US
IT stocks brace for H-1B visa impact; but there's a silver lining: Analysts
Another silver lining for the companies and the markets, analysts said, is the falling dependence on the H-1B visa in the last few years.
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H-1B visa fee hike disruptive but may boost local hiring: Ex-Nasscom chief
The move is a protectionist measure by the US government and it would also affect American companies as it would be difficult to get talented manpower into the US, he said
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Panic among Indian H-1B holders in US as visa fee hike hits travel plans
People who are standing in boarding lines at airports, people who are leaving for their own wedding tomorrow, things like that. They are cancelling because they don't know what to do
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Telangana govt blames Centre for inaction on US H-1B visa fee hike
State IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu, who condemned Trump's move, said it would have an adverse impact on Indian tech companies and job aspirants
Major American tech companies to bear the brunt of H-1B visa fee hike
Data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reveals that out of the top 10 beneficiaries of the H-1B programme in 2025, only two are Indian IT services firms and the rest are global
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Trump govt hates Indian H-1Bs, but we're lucky to have them, say US experts
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee stirs anger in US and India, with doctors, tech firms and policy experts warning of devastating fallout
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