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How H-1B workers can work for more than one employer in US

H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations

Is anyone good enough for an H1-B visa?

'We are losing our dreams, and America is losing the value we bring'

70% of H-1B visas issued to Indians in past 9 months: US official

Trump had signed an executive order in April for tightening the rules of the H-1B visa programme to stop visa abuses

H-1B visa application data shows Indians love US more than Chinese, others

Indians accounted for 74% of the total applications between October 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017

H-1B visa: US lawmakers ask Trump to stop abuse of the system

The Trump administration is currently reviewing the H-1B visa policy

Modi-Trump meet: No mention of H-1B visa issue

Trump signed an executive order in April for tightening the rules of the H-1B visa programme

Push India's case on H-1B visa curbs with Trump: Assocham to PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks with Trump on June 26

PM Modi should get firm assurance from US on H-1B visa issue: Congress

Says PM must respond and register protest over Trump's comments on India regarding Paris deal

H-1B visa row: Charges against Indian IT firms must be probed, says NCU

Earlier, Nasscom came out in defence of its members, TCS and Infosys

Tech Mahindra looking to hire more engineers in the US: Gurnani

In a letter to senior leaders, he said the company has stepped up efforts to train American workers

Trump's new order: Indian IT sees red as H-1B visa window gets smaller

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) in this country says American President Donald Trump's new order to restrict H1B visas is a big mistake for that country.It has said there is a campaign to discredit the Indian services sector and the move would hurt the American economy, as the US faces a shortage of computer engineers."Regarding the concept of reorienting the H-1B lottery to be a system that prioritises the "most-skilled or highest-paid" visa applicants, the (US) administration needs to be careful about unintended consequences," it stated."Using salary levels as the metric is not necessarily the best indicator of benefits to the US economy. And, unless such a system reflects variations in wages in all parts of the US, it could advantage certain regions such as Silicon Valley over other regions of the US." The move by Trump will help Silicon Valley-based entities such as Google, Facebook and Oracle to take advantage of the programme to get more ...

US visa tightening signals aggressive monitoring, says Nasscom

Most Indian IT companies get over 60% of their revenues from the North American market.

Donald Trump seeks shift in visa allotments crucial to tech outsourcing

Donald Trump seeks rules changes to direct H-1B visas to higher paid jobs

Tightening H-1B visa norms a blessing in disguise for IT cos: Mohandas Pai

Says firms would shift more work offshore and will be in position to improve their billing rate

H-1B visa: Nasscom spent record Rs 2.8 cr to lobby US govt in 2016

Nasscom has been arguing that Indian firms have generated 50,000 local jobs in the US

Evaluating the fate of computer programmers and H-1B dependent employers

The USCIS has been critical of viewing computer programmers as a speciality occupation

H-1B visas: Application cap for FY18 hit in less than a week

The mandated number of applications was in fact breached within 4 days of the window opening

H-1B visa applications breached this year's cap despite restrictions by US

USCIS also received adequate applications for 20,000 visas issued for those with advanced degrees

Stricter H-1B visa norms can impact margins of IT firms: Brokerages

The memo states entry-level computer programming positions cannot be deemed as 'specialty occupations'

Getting an H-1B visa to get harder as US announces new anti-fraud measures

USCIS has said that US companies are shirking their responsibility to hire local workers