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IT companies jittery over Donald Trump's plan to suspend H-1B visa

The Indian information technology industry, which has long been a beneficiary of the H-1B visa regime, is likely to be directly impacted if such a suspension is announced for a longer term.

Indians on H-1B visa with US-born kids feel left out, plead for help

The Vande Bharat mission, launched last month, is the Indian government's largest-ever exercise to repatriate its nationals stranded abroad due to the coronavirus lockdown

Coronavirus crisis: New US visa Bill may spell trouble for IT firms

The high unemployment rate in the US because of the Covid-1l-19 crisis might make such a legislation a reality

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Trump's immigration ban: Will it affect Indian IT sector? The story so far

Trump talked about suspending immigration visas, and the H-1B visa, which is more popular among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa

Trump India visit: Defence, security discussed, not CAA, says Foreign Secy

Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks for five hours to arrive at a slew of agreements, Shringla said.

More curbs on H1-B & L-1 visas likely as US Homeland seeks to tweak norms

The changes may see the introduction of additional requirements to ensure employers pay appropriate wages to H-1B visa holders

No relief for aged-out kids in US: F-1 visa, deportation their only option

In US, once the children of H-1B work visa holders turn 21, they can no longer continue with their H-4 visas, which are typically meant for dependents

Every fourth non-resident foreign national in US in 2016 was Indian: Report

In 2016, there were 580,000 Indians in the US as resident non-immigrant

US lawmakers introduce legislation to protect H-4 visa workers

H-4 visas are issued to the spouses of H-1B visa holders, a significantly large number of whom are high-skilled professionals from India

Silicon Valley IT firm sues US govt for denying H-1B visa to Indian

The most sought-after visa has an annual numerical limit cap of 65,000 visas each fiscal year

Bad news for India engineers and IT professionals looking for US job

Arguing that foreigners hurt American workers by competing for jobs and driving down wages, the Trump administration has tighten the noose around the H-1B visa program.

US to propose hike in H-1B application fee, Indian IT may bear the brunt

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.

If you are an H-1B visa holder, switching jobs in the US just got tougher

Many workers are ultimately denied an H-1B visa months after they win the lottery, typically on the grounds that their jobs aren't considered "specialty occupations."

US reaches H-1B visa cap for 2020 in first 5 days of receiving petitions

The agency said it will reject and return visa fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions that are not prohibited multiple filings

Thousands of Indian techies return home as US rejects visa extensions

According to USCIS, Indian nationals accounted for about 2.2 million of the 3.4 million H-1B visa petitions filed in the decade to 2017

USCIS finalises higher preference for US advanced degree holders for H-1B

Only those whose registrations are selected will be eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition

From Infosys to TCS, visa woes continue to haunt Indian IT firms in the US

Stricter scrutiny of H-1B visa applications with tougher qualifying criteria

H1B visa hope for Indian IT firms after Democratic surge in US elections

Donald Trump administration will find it difficult to come up with any future legislative changes with regard to visa regulations, particularly on H1B.

Trump wants merit-based immigration, H-1B visas only for highly-skilled: WH

The White House acknowledged that legislatively, the issue might get caught up in a border discussion