Trump's long-awaited executive order drew sharp reactions from the opposition Democrat lawmakers
Trump signed executive order targeting visa programme popular with Indian tech professionals
Indian IT would look at tweaking the business model with lesser dependence on the visa.
Trump govt to make sending engineers on H1B visa to the US expensive and time consuming
Infosys, which reports earnings April 13, may have the most at stake
Alphabet's Google told some of its workers not to worry about the changes
The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows American firms to employ foreign workers
Congressman Darrell Issa insisted his legislation will help fix the existing flaws
Swaraj said even before there had been a 'flip-flop' in the H1B visa policy by the US
Indian IT services firms may apply for lesser number of H1B visas than in the past when the United States begins applications from high technology workers for short term work visas from April 3. While these firms are witnessing a business shift - clients investing on digital and cloud which requires people onsite as against traditional IT services that can be delivered offshore, anti-immigration policies of the US government is deterring them to look at sending engineers on work to the US.US President Donald Trump came to power over rhetoric of strict immigration laws and protection of local jobs. In January, a US lawmaker introduced a bill in the US Congress to mandate companies who employ workers with H1B visa to double the pay to $ 130,000 a year. While it would take longer for this bill to turn into a law, the sentiment against immigrants has Indian firms concerned. On Monday, US officials said there would be an indefinite ban on travellers carrying electronic gadgets, laptops .
Current system does not bring in the brightest and the best from across the world, the Senator said
At least half a dozen Bills have been tabled contending that firms eats into American jobs
He said that the current system does not bring in the brightest and the best from across the world
US had last week said it will temporarily suspend premium processing of H-1B visas from April 3
Suspension of visas would continue up to six months
The suspension came even as New Delhi pressed for a fair and rational approach on the matter
Citing backlog, authorities put applications on hold from April
Premium programme allows companies to pay $1,125 to go to top of line ahead of those waiting
The debate in the US over H-1B visas has become a political and emotive issue
Jaishankar will also be holding talks on regional and international issues with senior members