Startups try to woo talent returning to India from US amid H1B visa woes

According to industry experts, a stricter visa regime to improve local employment and closure of onshore opportunities in the US, is likely to result in a reverse brain drain

With the uncertain business environment triggered by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and immigration-related issues, many talented Indians in the US are being forced to return. Start-ups and software companies are seeing this as an opportunity to enrich their talent base.

According to industry experts, a stricter visa regime and closure of onshore opportunities in the US are likely to result in a reverse brain drain.

Indian start-ups and software product companies are trying to attract engineers and programmers who are either stranded in India because of the lockdown or H-1B visa holders who have been laid off. They are also setting sights