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US risks losing talented foreigners holding H1-B visa to Canada: Study

But granting employment authorisation to all spouses of H-1B visa holders would encourage more skilled migrants, including Indians, to choose the US over Canada, the study revealed.

US reaches H-1B visa cap of 65,000 for 2023: Immigration Services

The US has received sufficient number of applications needed to reach the Congressionally mandated 65,000 H1-B visa cap for the fiscal year 2023, the country's federal agency for immigration services said on Tuesday. 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. Technology companies depend on it to hire thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China. The H-1B visa programme is the most sought-after work visa among foreign professionals, including Indians. We have received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the Congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa US advanced degree exemption, known as the master's cap, for fiscal year 2023, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said in a statement. USCIS has completed sending non-selection notifications to registrants' online accounts. The

US announces 1.5-year extension for some expiring immigrant work permits

The extension period of up to 180 days will automatically be extended to up to 540 days from the expiration date stated on the current EADs, the Department of Homeland Security said.

Omicron: US drops in-person interviews for H-1B, other visas for a year

Appointments were being granted months after application due to the pandemic

US allows automatic job authorisation for spouses of H1-B visa holders

This may be applicable to L2 visa holders as well

Market research analyst gets qualified as specialty occupation: H1B Update

The settlement approved by the federal district court in the Northern District of California would now let companies request that the USCIS reopen and re-adjudicate their denied H-1B petitions.

PM Modi raises issue of H-1B visas during first-ever meeting with Joe Biden

Prime Minister Modi described as 'outstanding' his first bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden who said the Indo-US relationship is destined to be 'stronger, closer and tighter'.

US court turns down H-1B restrictions on visas for skilled foreign workers

A US federal judge on Wednesday turned down Trump-era changes to H-1B visa rules that were to deter US companies from replacing American workers with cheaper foreign labour.

Indian talent moving to Canada due to H1B visa policy: US lawmakers told

The much sought-after Indian talent is now getting attracted towards Canada in large numbers, away from the United States because of its outdated H-1B visa policy

US lawmakers ask Biden to protect 'documented dreamers' from deportation

A group of influential US lawmakers on Friday urged the Biden administration to take all necessary steps to prevent the deportation of 'documented dreamers'

US agency allows some H-1B visa seekers to re-submit their applications

A federal US body has announced that it will allow some foreign guest workers to re-submit their applications for the H-1B visa, the most sought-after non-immigrant visa among Indian IT professionals

Relief for Indian IT sector as Biden administration removes H-1B visa curbs

Dept of Homeland Security vacates rule that would have redefined H-1B specialty occupations, curbed off site placement of H-1B staff, and raised employer compliance obligations

Google, 30 other tech giants push to protect work permits for H-1B spouses

An H-4 visa is issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to immediate family members (spouse and children under 21 years of age) of the H-1B visa holders

Biden to let Trump's H1-B visa ban expire, marking win for US tech firms

US President last month withdrew a related Trump executive order that stopped the issuance of new green cards.

US proposes 18-mth delay in calculating prevailing wages of H1B visas

The proposed delay will provide the Department of Labour with sufficient time to consider the rule's legal and policy issues thoroughly

US group opposes Biden admin's decision to reverse Trump era H1B visa norms

"President (Joe) Biden often portrays himself as a man from the 'working class' who is a tireless defender of the American worker," said FAIR president Dan Stein

Biden administration 'undecided' on ending Trump-era H-1B visa ban

The Biden administration indicated it is still undecided on ending the Trump-era ban on issuing of new H-1B visas

H1B on backburner as Biden focuses on 470,000 pending immigrant visa cases

Processing of non immigrant visas, including H1B cases are taking a backseat for now as the Joe Biden admin turns its attention to more than 470,000 immigrant visa cases pending in US consulates

Joe Biden revokes Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to US

Move expected to benefit many Indians working in America on the H1B visa

US reaches Congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for 2021

Successful applicants would be decided by a computerised draw of lots