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The US has completed a second round of random lottery selection for the much sought-after H-1B work visa for foreign guest workers and the successful applicants have been notified, according to a federal agency.

The operation and implementation of H-1B visa for foreign guest workers has not kept pace with the country's needs, an American political commentator told lawmakers.

Amid growing concerns of COVID-19 surge, the US on Thursday (local time) is temporarily dropping an in-person interview requirement for some work-visa categories - H-1B, L-1 and O-1.

Five powerful Democratic senators on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to rescind his predecessor Donald Trump's ban on some non-immigrant visas, including the H-1B visa which is popular among Indian IT professionals, saying this creates uncertainties for US employers, their foreign-born professional workers and their families.

With Trump calling for stricter norms for issuance of H1-B visas, the EB5 visa has been in demand for the shorter route to citizenship it offers.

Wipro says more than 3,000 locals joined in fiscal 2017, increasing its total headcount in the US to 14,000.

National Foundation for American Policy said the 9,356 new H-1B petitions for the top seven Indian-based companies approved in fiscal 2016 represent only 0.006 percent of the US labour force.

The US State Department, in a notice published Thursday in the Federal Register, said it was seeking public comment on the requirement.

The move comes at a time when Infosys and some of its Indian peers have become political targets in the US for allegedly displacing jobs of US workers.

H-1B visa review concerns are particularly acute in India, where IT firms like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Ltd and Wipro Ltd are top beneficiaries of the H-1B visa programme

The Finance Minister has "strongly raised" the H-1B visa issue with US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, highlighting the important role played by Indian professionals in the US.

Trump signed an executive order on the H-1B visa programme. It was vague on many fronts, and did not change existing rules.

A month ago, technology companies were among the loudest critics of Trump's initial travel ban, which immediately imposed restrictions on visas for visitors from seven countries.

Automation and the new US administration were the big unknowns at the Indian tech sector's annual shindig this week.

He said these are exciting times for the IT industry given the exponential demand for technology as every business reorients itself.

The US has completed a second round of random lottery selection for the much sought-after H-1B work visa for foreign guest workers and the successful applicants have been notified, according to a federal agency.

The operation and implementation of H-1B visa for foreign guest workers has not kept pace with the country's needs, an American political commentator told lawmakers.

Amid growing concerns of COVID-19 surge, the US on Thursday (local time) is temporarily dropping an in-person interview requirement for some work-visa categories - H-1B, L-1 and O-1.

Five powerful Democratic senators on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to rescind his predecessor Donald Trump's ban on some non-immigrant visas, including the H-1B visa which is popular among Indian IT professionals, saying this creates uncertainties for US employers, their foreign-born professional workers and their families.

With Trump calling for stricter norms for issuance of H1-B visas, the EB5 visa has been in demand for the shorter route to citizenship it offers.

Wipro says more than 3,000 locals joined in fiscal 2017, increasing its total headcount in the US to 14,000.

National Foundation for American Policy said the 9,356 new H-1B petitions for the top seven Indian-based companies approved in fiscal 2016 represent only 0.006 percent of the US labour force.

The US State Department, in a notice published Thursday in the Federal Register, said it was seeking public comment on the requirement.

The move comes at a time when Infosys and some of its Indian peers have become political targets in the US for allegedly displacing jobs of US workers.

H-1B visa review concerns are particularly acute in India, where IT firms like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Ltd and Wipro Ltd are top beneficiaries of the H-1B visa programme

The Finance Minister has "strongly raised" the H-1B visa issue with US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, highlighting the important role played by Indian professionals in the US.

Trump signed an executive order on the H-1B visa programme. It was vague on many fronts, and did not change existing rules.

A month ago, technology companies were among the loudest critics of Trump's initial travel ban, which immediately imposed restrictions on visas for visitors from seven countries.

Automation and the new US administration were the big unknowns at the Indian tech sector's annual shindig this week.

He said these are exciting times for the IT industry given the exponential demand for technology as every business reorients itself.