Trump Visa Policy

Indian ITeS should have moved away from the H-1B lottery

Trump administration has raised the application fee for H-1B visas to $100,000 in a move that's sparked chaos among some global firms that rely on the programme to bring skilled workers to the US

Avoid 'controversial content': Students are told after US Embassy asks visa applicants to keep social media account settings to public

The proposed gold card visa is intended to supplant the EB-5 programme. However, significant legal questions arise, as the EB-5 program was reauthorized by Congress through 2027 under the EB-5 Reform

A federal judge has struck down two Trump administration rules designed to drastically curtail the number of visas issued each year to skilled foreign workers

Most of the demand is likely to come from mid-tier and small IT firms with low localisation ratios

The trend is likely to cheer supporters of Trump's hardline stance on immigration

Includes social media checks; critics argue the new questions would be overly burdensome