H4 Visa

The H-4 visa is granted to dependents of H-1B visa holders, specifically their spouses and unmarried children under 21

An H-4 visa is issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to immediate family members (spouse and children under 21 years of age) of the H-1B visa holders

The move offers temporary relief to non-immigrant visa holders and Indian IT companies, which are major beneficiaries of such visas

The Barack Obama administration in 2015 allowed H4 visa-holders - mainly spouses of the H-1B visa-holders - to be gainfully employed in the US

Multiple times this year, Trump administration has insisted that there was no change in its plans to rescind the Obama-era rule of providing authorization to certain categories of H-4 visas holders

As the high-skilled Indian IT workers brace for tough legislation for H1B visa-holders at Donald Trump's regime in the US, revoking work authorisation for their spouses may impact availability talent there, say analysts. Trump Administration has sought 60 days to respond to a court case that challenges the decision of the previous Obama Administration to authorise spouses of H1B holders, who are awaiting green card, to work in the US. In a ruling in February, 2015, the Obama government allowed spouses of H1B visa-holders to take up jobs in the US on H4 visa as dependents."Save Jobs USA filed an appeal with the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. After Save Jobs USA filed its initial brief last month, the Department of Justice surprisingly filed a document on February 1, 2017 entitled "Consent Motion to Hold Proceedings in Abeyance for 60 Days," reported News India Times, a weekly newspaper run by an Indian-American publishing group, on Tuesday. This comes after a ..