Foreign-born STEM workers now make up nearly a quarter of the US workforce, with Indians leading both in employment and student enrollment in STEM fields
Finance ministry warns tariff risks could hit jobs and consumption, while GST rationalisation and reforms are seen as key to sustaining India's growth amid global uncertainties
US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement of a one-time $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa application has made Indian students jittery.
Indian techies and doctors, who hold more than 70 per cent of the existing visas under this category, read the move as an eviction notice from their careers and lives in the US
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
The conversations reflect the depth of concern Trump's new visa policy has stirred among major companies
New USCIS rule aims to prioritize high-skilled, high-paid workers in H-1B visa lottery
Visa fee hike poses a major challenge for the industry, but it is also an opportunity for cash-rich firms to rethink their model
The Trump administration has announced a $100,000 annual H-1B visa fee hike; visa quotas remain unchanged at 65,000 for regular applicants and 20,000 for advanced degree holders
Trump administration proposes weighted H-1B visa selection, replacing lottery with wage-based tiers; move could hit Indian IT firms while favoring high-skilled, high-paid roles in US tech
The move aims to protect American workers from unfair wage competition, the note said
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee can push Wall Street banks to hire more Indian engineers and rely heavily on GCCs in India, according to a report by Bloomberg
Trump's order raises the H-1B visa fee to $100,000. These FAQs explain who pays, when it applies, and its impact
Former US Ambassador to New Delhi Tim Roemer's remarks came days after Trump's overhaul of the H-1B visa programme to widen his administration's crackdown on immigrants
Indian IT stocks suffered their steepest fall in nearly six months as the US imposed a $100,000 H-1B visa fee, with Nifty IT down 2.95 per cent and Rs 85,496 crore in value erased
The companies had discussions with the government after the US administration announced a sharp hike in H-1B visa fees to a staggering $100,000
If H-1B visas become harder to secure, the OPT period risks being viewed as a temporary stopgap rather than a pathway to stable employment
IT stocks tumbled after the US raised H-1B visa fees, erasing Rs 85,000 crore in market value and dragging Sensex and Nifty lower, though analysts remain optimistic
The UK government is looking at bolstering a drive to attract global talent with a possible visa fee waiver to support the world's top science and tech talent relocation to the country, a media report said on Monday. The Global Talent Taskforce, backed up by a 54-million-pound Global Talent Fund launched earlier this year, is revving up further to lure international experts, including Indians, even as the US announced a clampdown on its H-1B visas used by global techies, according to a Financial Times' report. The taskforce, which reports directly to Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves, works across 10 Downing Street and the UK Treasury to explore ways to boost the UK's economic growth. "We're kicking around the idea of cutting (visa) costs to zero, the newspaper quoted a government official as saying. "We're talking about the sort of people who have attended the world's top five universities or have won prestigious prizes, the official said. It comes as Presi
Nasscom says $100,000 H-1B visa fee from 2026 will have a limited effect as Indian IT firms invest $1 bn in US upskilling and local hiring, reducing dependence on visas