‘I Am Not Confident I Will Make It’: H-1B Worker On PIP Turns To Reddit As Clock Ticks Down
An H-1B visa holder nearing the end of a performance plan shares job loss fears, visa concerns and seeks guidance from Reddit amid a tough job market.
Sep 03, 2025, 00:02 AM IST
Green Card Dreams At Risk: H-1B Visa Holders Face Crushing PERM Delays, Rising Competition In U.S. Tech Market And Lay Off
Reddit users reveal stress from PERM delays, layoffs and intense competition for green cards in U.S. tech jobs.
Aug 25, 2025, 01:28 AM IST
Rising H-1B Uncertainty: 45% Of Indian Professionals In US Would Return Home, 24% Fear Pay Cuts, Deportation Risks Grow Amid Trump’s Visa Shakeup
Indians working in the United States on H-1B or L-1 visas are reconsidering their long-term plans in the wake of rising uncertainties. A recent Blind poll, conducted anonymously for verified professionals, found that 45% would return to India if job loss forced them to leave the United States. Another 26% said they would move to a different country, while 29% remain undecided.
Aug 20, 2025, 04:03 AM IST
Trump’s Close Ally Demands Foreign Students Must Leave – What It Means For H‑1B Holders And Your Future In US
Steve Bannon calls for an exit visa policy for foreign graduates; sparks debate over student and skilled worker immigration pathways.
Aug 04, 2025, 06:29 AM IST
THIS Tech Giant Topped H-1B Approvals In 2024— It’s Not Infosys, TCS, Or Microsoft
The Trump administration is introducing changes to the H-1B visa program which allows U.S employers to hire skilled foreign workers for specialised roles.
Mar 23, 2025, 17:14 PM IST
H-1B Visa Applications To Be Deleted From March 20: What Applicants Need To Know
The H-1B visa is a key pathway for skilled foreign workers seeking jobs in the US.
Mar 20, 2025, 08:55 AM IST
'We Want Competent People...': Donald Trump On H1-B Visa Amid Buzz
On Tuesday, Trump also opened up on his stance regarding the H-1B foreign guest workers' visa, saying he likes both sides of the argument on the H-1B visa.
Jan 22, 2025, 09:15 AM IST
US Tech Workers Accuse IT Company Of Replacing Them With Indian H1-B Visa Holders: Report
TCS dismissed the allegations as baseless, stating that it has never participated in illegal discrimination.
Mar 30, 2024, 15:25 PM IST
H-1B visa registration for FY23 to begin in March, details here
Every year the US gives 65,000 H-1B visas open to all and 20,000 to those with advanced US degrees.
Jan 30, 2022, 14:33 PM IST
Good news for Indian IT professionals! US to conduct rare 2nd lottery for H-1B visa applicants
The H-1B visa, most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
Jul 30, 2021, 09:51 AM IST
H-1B visa update: US agency allows some foreign guest workers to re-submit their applications
A federal US body announced on Wednesday that it will allow re-submission of H-1B visa applications, the most sought-after non-immigrant visa among Indian IT professionals, for some foreign guest workers.
Jun 24, 2021, 07:51 AM IST
Joe Biden administration to reconsider three policy memos on H1B visas by Donald Trump regime
The Biden administration on Friday said it is willing to reconsider the objections or adverse decisions to foreign workers on visas like H-1B due to the three policy memos by the previous Trump administration which now have been rescinded.
Mar 13, 2021, 10:05 AM IST
Big relief for Indians working in US, Joe Biden lifts green card ban imposed by Donald Trump
President Joe Biden on Wednesday lifted a ban on green cards issued by his predecessor Donald Trump during the pandemic. The move will impact many Indians, particularly those working in the IT sector, who go to the US on H-1B visa and continue their employment for several years.
Feb 25, 2021, 08:46 AM IST
Good news for Indians! Joe Biden administration takes this move for spouses of those having H-1B visas
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. The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.
Jan 28, 2021, 23:54 PM IST
India working with US on extension of H-1B ban, says MEA
India is working with the US on the extension of the H-1B ban, the MEA has said. US President Donald Trump last month issued a proclamation where he extended the restrictions entry of immigrants and non-immigrants in the country
Jan 09, 2021, 07:06 AM IST
Donald Trump extends freeze on H-1B, other work visas until March 31; Indian techies to be worst hit
The decision will impact a large number of Indian IT professionals and several American and Indian companies who were issued H-1B visas by the US government for the fiscal year 2021 beginning October 1.
Jan 01, 2021, 10:35 AM IST
US likely to temporarily ban work-based visas like H-1B due to rise in unemployment
The US will reportedly put a temporary ban on the issuance of some work-based visas like the H-1B, which is popular among highly-skilled Indian IT professionals, as well as visas for students and work authorisation that accompanies them, due to the high level of unemployment caused by the coronavirus COVID-19 spread.
May 09, 2020, 06:45 AM IST
Silicon Valley-based IT firm sues US govt for denying H-1B visa to Indian professional
The company's H-1B petition on behalf of Anisetty was denied on the sole ground that the job offered to him did not qualify as an H-1B speciality occupation, the lawsuit said.
May 17, 2019, 13:30 PM IST
H-1B visa holders frequently placed in poor working conditions, vulnerable to abuse: US think tank
The report by US think tank comes days after US President Donald Trump said he is soon coming out with reforms that will give H-1B visa holders certainty to stay in America.
Jan 17, 2019, 08:40 AM IST
Donald Trump promises changes to H1-B visas, including potential citizenship
Donald Trump has assured to bring in changes that would simplify the H-1B visa and also add a degree of certainty to it.
Jan 11, 2019, 19:45 PM IST