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Relief for H-1B, non-immigrant visa holders as US court blocks 'fee hike'

The move offers temporary relief to non-immigrant visa holders and Indian IT companies, which are major beneficiaries of such visas

US court turns down challenge to Donald Trump's temporary ban on H-1B

A federal judge has turned down an appeal by 169 Indian citizens who had challenged the proclamation of Trump that barred foreign nationals on H-1B specialty occupation visa from entering the US

US company agrees to pay $345,000 in compensation for H1-B violations

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

India closely engaged with US admin on visa issues, including H1B: MoS MEA

India is engaged with US administration and its Congress on issues related to movement of Indian professionals including those pertaining to the H1B visa, said Minister of State for External Affairs

Nasscom 'cautiously optimistic' on exemptions in US non-immigrant visa ban

Nasscom said it has consistently raised the importance of visa holders working in the tech sector, particularly those who would be delivering services designated essential

Per-country Green Card cap punishes immigrants from India: US Senator

Indian IT professionals, most of whom are highly skilled and come to the US mainly on the H-1B work visas, are the worst sufferers of the current immigration system

US hikes fees for non-immigrant visas; move to impact Indian IT firms

The filing fees for H-1B high-skill visas has been hiked by 21 per cent to $555, while that for L (intra-company transfer) visas has been increased by 75 per cent to $850

After Harvard & MIT, Johns Hopkins sues US govt for new students' visa rule

The US has the largest international student population in the world, with more than a million of the nation's higher education students

India expresses concern over US decision on foreign students' visas

Spokesperson of MEA Anurag Srivastava said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla raised the issue with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale during an online meeting

Deportation of foreign students will restrict tech development in US: TCS

TCS also said that US President Donald Trump's move to stop H1-B visas, widely used by software professionals, is "unfortunate and unfair"

What 1.1 million foreign students contribute to the US economic growth

Foreign students contributed $44.7 billion to the US economy during 2018, the IIE report says

Decision on visas of foreign students: India raises issue with US

The issue was raised by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla during an online meeting with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale

If elected, will revoke temporary suspension of H1-B visa: Joe Biden

The people on the company visa have built this country, Biden said when asked what his administration will do in the first 100 days of his presidency

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.

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

Covid-19: Trump threatens those refusing deportees with new visa sanctions

Orders Homeland Security secretary to notify the State Department if any country's government 'denies or unreasonably delays' the repatriation of its citizens deported from the US

Indian workers in US seek visa extensions amid coronavirus crisis: Report

Many working in crucial healthcare sectors, who fear unemployment and were asking for automatic extension, were now hoping for the provision to pass so that they can continue their stay and their jobs

US suspends routine visa services in most nations due to Covid-19 pandemic

The State Department announced late Wednesday

Covid-19 impact: Indo-Americans with visiting kin rush to extend B1/B2 visa

A US B1/B2 is a tourist, temporary, non-immigrant visa that allows the visa holder to visit the US for work or tourism purposes.

Coronavirus: US Embassy, Consulates in India cancel all visa appointments

"US Mission India posts, in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, are cancelling immigrant and nonimmigrant visa appointments from March 16, 2020, onward," said the Embassy