750,000 H-1B visa holders may face deportation if proposed tweak in rules gets approved
The proposed US Bill places new restrictions to prevent abuse and misuse of H-1B visas.
Jan 02, 2018, 14:07 PM IST
Donald Trump administration may stop spouses of H-1B visa holders from working
The Trump administration's plans to overhaul the H-1B program has caused particular alarm in India, which accounts for 70 percent of all H-1B workers.
Dec 16, 2017, 23:42 PM IST
India raises concern over H-1B visas, but US makes its renewal tough
Despite India's concerns, the Donald Trump Administration has issued a new directive making it more difficult for the renewal of non-immigrant visas such as H-1B and L1, which is popular among Indian IT professionals.
Oct 26, 2017, 07:16 AM IST
Dependence of Indian IT companies on visas reducing: Nasscom
Nasscom President R Chandrasekhar said the applications for work visas by Indian IT companies have halved over the last few years as the companies are leveraging new technologies to reduce dependence on visas to send workers to client sites.
Sep 19, 2017, 20:43 PM IST
US resumes premium processing of H-1B visas after 5 months
Five months after suspending the premium process of H-1B visas, the US has now resumed the process. The suspension has, however, been revoked subject to a limit mandated by the US Congress.
Sep 19, 2017, 13:56 PM IST
US resumes premium processing of H-1B visas
Premium processing of H-1B visa was suspended in April to handle huge rush of new petitions.
Sep 19, 2017, 11:19 AM IST
Widow of Indian-techie can stay in US for now
Dumala managed to regain her residency status as she lost it after the assassination of her husband Kuchibhotla, an engineer on H-1B visa.
Sep 14, 2017, 09:15 AM IST
Indian-American fined USD 40,000 for filing false visa applications
The businessman, Rohit Saksena, had previously pleaded guilty to making false statements to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, according to court documents.
Aug 11, 2017, 09:10 AM IST
US lawmakers ask Trump to stop abuse of H-1B visa system
In a letter dated July 27, which was released on Tuesday, the group said a legislation introduced by them close these loopholes and overhaul these visa programmes to protect American workers and crack down on outsourcing companies which deprive qualified Americans of high-skill jobs.
Aug 02, 2017, 14:18 PM IST
No discussion on H-1B during Modi-Trump meeting
The H-1B visa issue that was looming on the Indo-US relationship in the run up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden meeting with President Donald Trump did not figure in the talks between the two leaders.
Jun 27, 2017, 11:55 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi must raise H-1B visa issue with Donald Trump: Indians in US
Prime Minister Narendra Modi must raise the contentious H-1B visa issue besides defence cooperation and terrorism during his first bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump, members of the Indian community said here on Sunday.
Jun 25, 2017, 09:55 AM IST
No plans for H-1B to come up specifically during Modi-Trump meet: White House
Homeland Security to propose potential reforms to the H1B visa program.
Jun 24, 2017, 11:42 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi, Donald Trump to discuss terrorism, regional security, economic cooperation: MEA
PM Modi last visited US in June 2016 at the invitation of the then US president Barack Obama.
Jun 22, 2017, 16:49 PM IST
Drop of 37% in H1B visas for 7 Indian firms in 2016: Report
Top seven Indian-based outsourcing companies in the US received fewer H-1B visas in 2016 as compared to 2015, and as a group their numbers dropped 37 percent, according to a new report.
Jun 06, 2017, 10:05 AM IST
US issues clarification on higher education H-1B exemption criteria
The US has said that in order to qualify for an H-1B numerical cap exemption based upon a master's or higher degree, the conferring institution must have qualified as a "United States institution of higher education" at the time the beneficiary's degree was earned.
Jun 02, 2017, 17:27 PM IST
India`s IT industry body slams mass layoff reports
Indian software trade body Nasscom on Thursday dismissed widespread media reports of mass layoffs in the country`s hugely important information technology industry but warned that the sector must reinvent itself.
May 18, 2017, 20:54 PM IST
'Legislative change needed in wage structure to prevent H-1B abuse'
The US Labour Department has said a legislative change is required in the four-tiered wage structure to take stronger action against firms using H-1B visas to replace their American employees with workers from countries like India.
May 06, 2017, 13:33 PM IST
H1B visa: Concerns on visas conveyed at 'highest quarters' in US, says Ravishankar Prasad
India's concerns over H1B visa related developments have been conveyed at the "highest quarters" in the US, Union IT Minister Ravishankar Prasad said on Saturday.
Apr 22, 2017, 20:15 PM IST
H-1B visa: Jaitley strongly raises the issue with US; highlights role played by highly skilled Indians in America
Taking up the case of Indian IT companies and professionals, Jaitley told about the contribution of highly skilled Indians in the economic development of the United States and India.
Apr 21, 2017, 09:55 AM IST
H-1B visa a trade and services issue, will keep a close watch: India
India on Thursday said it was keeping a "close watch" on the US tightening the H-1B visa rules which will impact Indian IT industry and professionals, and asserted that the issue will be taken up with the Trump administration.
Apr 20, 2017, 23:27 PM IST