B1 Visa

Last week, the State Department said that US visa processing is rebounding faster than projected and is expected to reach pre-pandemic levels in 2023.

From February 1, India will resume limited processing of all visa categories, including student visas, H1-B, H4, L-1, L-2, C1/D, and B1/B2 visas, said the US Embassy in India on Friday.

The U.S. investigation focused on the use of B-1 business visas and I-9 forms, Infosys has said. A person on a B-1 visa in the United States can participate in meetings but is not allowed to work.

Shares in Infosys had come under pressure ahead of the verdict on the lawsuit.

Employment visas are a politically charged topic in the United States, especially those related to Indian IT services companies that are seen as taking jobs away from Americans. A former US employee has filed a lawsuit against Infosys Ltd, India's No.2 software services provider, saying he was harassed for pointing out possible misuse of US busines...

Infosys whistleblower Jack Palmer's case against Infosys will go to trial in August. This after attempts at mediation between the company and Mr Palmer fell through. Mr Palmer, an Infosys employee based in the US says he was harassed at work after he pointed out, what he said was the misuse of US B1 visas.

The Infosys whistle blower case against an employee Jack Jay Palmer will go for trial on 20 August 2012. Palmer had alleged Infosys had subjected him to harassment and retaliation. Infosys has so far denied any harassment or retaliation. Infosys is also battling separate US government criminal probe on alleged visa and tax fraud following Palmer’...

The court's move comes days ahead the case is scheduled to go on trial from August 20.

Shares in Infosys, once a sector trend-setter, have fallen 13% since the earnings announcement on April 13.

The US’ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reviewing Infosys' employer eligibility after finding errors in identity verification forms of some of its staff. In its filing to the SEC, it said that ti found “significant percentage” of errors in Forms I-9 of some of its employees working in the country.” The company said it is unable to ...

Infosys had received a "subpoena" from a grand jury in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in May last year.

The case pertains to a lawsuit filed in Feb 2011 by former US-based consultant for Infosys, Jack Palmer.

Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Saturday said he was hurt by B1 visa fraud charge inflicted by a US court on the company. Murthy was addressing the shareholders of Infosys at its 30th AGM in Bangalore, which was Murthy’s last as the chairman of the board. “As I leave the board, I feel sad that Infosys has been issued a subp...

India's global software major Infosys Technologies Ltd is reviewing its procedures to counter the charge of misusing B1 business visas to the US, a senior company official said on Wednesday. "We are in the midst of internal review of procedures/processes to respond to a US court notice on business visas. We will also cooperate with the inves...

An American court has asked IT major Infosys to submit documents and records related to the company's sponsorships and utilisation of B-1 business visas. The development comes in the wake of a lawsuit by a former Infosys employee Jack Palmer, who alleged that he was asked by the firm to sign on documents which said workers went to the US to have...

Last week, the State Department said that US visa processing is rebounding faster than projected and is expected to reach pre-pandemic levels in 2023.

From February 1, India will resume limited processing of all visa categories, including student visas, H1-B, H4, L-1, L-2, C1/D, and B1/B2 visas, said the US Embassy in India on Friday.

The U.S. investigation focused on the use of B-1 business visas and I-9 forms, Infosys has said. A person on a B-1 visa in the United States can participate in meetings but is not allowed to work.

Shares in Infosys had come under pressure ahead of the verdict on the lawsuit.

Employment visas are a politically charged topic in the United States, especially those related to Indian IT services companies that are seen as taking jobs away from Americans. A former US employee has filed a lawsuit against Infosys Ltd, India's No.2 software services provider, saying he was harassed for pointing out possible misuse of US busines...

Infosys whistleblower Jack Palmer's case against Infosys will go to trial in August. This after attempts at mediation between the company and Mr Palmer fell through. Mr Palmer, an Infosys employee based in the US says he was harassed at work after he pointed out, what he said was the misuse of US B1 visas.

The Infosys whistle blower case against an employee Jack Jay Palmer will go for trial on 20 August 2012. Palmer had alleged Infosys had subjected him to harassment and retaliation. Infosys has so far denied any harassment or retaliation. Infosys is also battling separate US government criminal probe on alleged visa and tax fraud following Palmer’...

The court's move comes days ahead the case is scheduled to go on trial from August 20.

Shares in Infosys, once a sector trend-setter, have fallen 13% since the earnings announcement on April 13.

The US’ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reviewing Infosys' employer eligibility after finding errors in identity verification forms of some of its staff. In its filing to the SEC, it said that ti found “significant percentage” of errors in Forms I-9 of some of its employees working in the country.” The company said it is unable to ...

Infosys had received a "subpoena" from a grand jury in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in May last year.

The case pertains to a lawsuit filed in Feb 2011 by former US-based consultant for Infosys, Jack Palmer.

Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Saturday said he was hurt by B1 visa fraud charge inflicted by a US court on the company. Murthy was addressing the shareholders of Infosys at its 30th AGM in Bangalore, which was Murthy’s last as the chairman of the board. “As I leave the board, I feel sad that Infosys has been issued a subp...

India's global software major Infosys Technologies Ltd is reviewing its procedures to counter the charge of misusing B1 business visas to the US, a senior company official said on Wednesday. "We are in the midst of internal review of procedures/processes to respond to a US court notice on business visas. We will also cooperate with the inves...

An American court has asked IT major Infosys to submit documents and records related to the company's sponsorships and utilisation of B-1 business visas. The development comes in the wake of a lawsuit by a former Infosys employee Jack Palmer, who alleged that he was asked by the firm to sign on documents which said workers went to the US to have...