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US Lawmaker's Bill To Double H-1B Visas To Benefit Indian Techies
An association of more than 2,100 small and mid-size IT companies in the US mostly owned and operated by Indian Americans has urged lawmakers to double the H-1B quota from the current 65,000.
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US Introduces Bill To Reform H-1B, L-1 Visa Programme
A group of influential lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan legislation in the US Senate to comprehensively overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programmes and usher in more transparency in the recruitment of foreign workers.
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New Bill Seeks Green Card For Immigrants Living In US For Over 7 Years
A group of four top Democratic senators has introduced legislation to provide a much-needed pathway to a Green Card for up to 8 million people, including dreamers, H-1B and long-term visa holders.
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US Bill Seeks Automatic Work Rights For H-1B Visa Holders' Spouse, Children
Two American Congresswomen on Thursday introduced a bill in the House of Representatives aimed at granting an automatic right to H-4 visa holders to work in the US.
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Bill To Reform H-1B Visa Process Brought In US Senate With Focus On Skill
Seeking to comprehensively overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programmes, a bipartisan group of influential senators have introduced a legislation in the US Senate.
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H-1B Visa Overhaul Could Be In Jeopardy
Increases in visas for highly skilled foreign workers could fall by the wayside this year if Democrats decide to overhaul immigration through a series of small bills instead of the sweeping one put forward by President Joe Biden.
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US Lawmaker's Bill Seeks H-1B System Overhaul To Stop Firing Of Americans
An influential American lawmaker has introduced a legislation in the House of Representatives to overhaul the H-1B visa system to prevent the firing of domestic workers.
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H-1B Bill Introduced In US Congress To Give Priority To US-Educated Foreigners
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a legislation in both the chambers of the US Congress proposing major reforms in skilled non-immigrant visa programmes by giving priority to US-educated foreign technology professionals in issuing H-1B work visas.
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Ending H-4 Holders' Work Permits "Devastating For Families": US IT Body
Influential lawmakers and representative of the American IT industry, including Facebook, have opposed the Trump administration's proposed plan to withdraw work permits to H-4 visa holders, who are spouses of H-1B visa holders.
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Bill Introduced In US Senate Seeks To Increase Annual H-1B Visas
Two Republican Senators today introduced legislation in the Senate that seeks to increase the annual H-1B visa limit with an aim to bring in the world's "best and brightest" to the US.
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Proposed US Bill On H-1B Visa Has "Onerous" Conditions: Industry Body
The proposed US Bill -- Protect and Grow American Jobs -- is riddled with "onerous conditions" and places "unprecedented obligations" on both Indian IT companies and clients using H-1B visas, software body Nasscom has cautioned.
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'Proposed US Bill Places Unprecedented Obligations On Indian IT firms'
Protect and Grow American Jobs bill proposes new restrictions to prevent abuse and misuse of H-1B visas.
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US Bill Seeks H-1B Exemptions That Will Benefit Mostly Indian Students
A bill has been re-introduced in the House of Representatives that seeks exemption for foreign- born persons with an American Ph.D. in science, technology, engineering or mathematics from the limits on the number of employment-based green cards and H-1B visas awarded annually.
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Bill Seeking H-1B Limits Exemption For Foreigners With US PhD Introduced
Last month, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order for tightening the rules of the H-1B visa programme to stop "visa abuses".
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H-1B Visa: US President Donald Trump To Sign 'Hire American' Order Today
The executive order will direct federal agencies to more strictly enforce H1-B visa laws and propose reforms to the programme to prevent fraud and abuse and ensure visas are awarded to the most-skilled applicants.
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US Lawmaker's Bill To Double H-1B Visas To Benefit Indian Techies
An association of more than 2,100 small and mid-size IT companies in the US mostly owned and operated by Indian Americans has urged lawmakers to double the H-1B quota from the current 65,000.
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US Introduces Bill To Reform H-1B, L-1 Visa Programme
A group of influential lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan legislation in the US Senate to comprehensively overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programmes and usher in more transparency in the recruitment of foreign workers.
-
New Bill Seeks Green Card For Immigrants Living In US For Over 7 Years
A group of four top Democratic senators has introduced legislation to provide a much-needed pathway to a Green Card for up to 8 million people, including dreamers, H-1B and long-term visa holders.
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US Bill Seeks Automatic Work Rights For H-1B Visa Holders' Spouse, Children
Two American Congresswomen on Thursday introduced a bill in the House of Representatives aimed at granting an automatic right to H-4 visa holders to work in the US.
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Bill To Reform H-1B Visa Process Brought In US Senate With Focus On Skill
Seeking to comprehensively overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programmes, a bipartisan group of influential senators have introduced a legislation in the US Senate.
-
H-1B Visa Overhaul Could Be In Jeopardy
Increases in visas for highly skilled foreign workers could fall by the wayside this year if Democrats decide to overhaul immigration through a series of small bills instead of the sweeping one put forward by President Joe Biden.
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US Lawmaker's Bill Seeks H-1B System Overhaul To Stop Firing Of Americans
An influential American lawmaker has introduced a legislation in the House of Representatives to overhaul the H-1B visa system to prevent the firing of domestic workers.
-
H-1B Bill Introduced In US Congress To Give Priority To US-Educated Foreigners
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a legislation in both the chambers of the US Congress proposing major reforms in skilled non-immigrant visa programmes by giving priority to US-educated foreign technology professionals in issuing H-1B work visas.
-
Ending H-4 Holders' Work Permits "Devastating For Families": US IT Body
Influential lawmakers and representative of the American IT industry, including Facebook, have opposed the Trump administration's proposed plan to withdraw work permits to H-4 visa holders, who are spouses of H-1B visa holders.
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Bill Introduced In US Senate Seeks To Increase Annual H-1B Visas
Two Republican Senators today introduced legislation in the Senate that seeks to increase the annual H-1B visa limit with an aim to bring in the world's "best and brightest" to the US.
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Proposed US Bill On H-1B Visa Has "Onerous" Conditions: Industry Body
The proposed US Bill -- Protect and Grow American Jobs -- is riddled with "onerous conditions" and places "unprecedented obligations" on both Indian IT companies and clients using H-1B visas, software body Nasscom has cautioned.
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'Proposed US Bill Places Unprecedented Obligations On Indian IT firms'
Protect and Grow American Jobs bill proposes new restrictions to prevent abuse and misuse of H-1B visas.
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US Bill Seeks H-1B Exemptions That Will Benefit Mostly Indian Students
A bill has been re-introduced in the House of Representatives that seeks exemption for foreign- born persons with an American Ph.D. in science, technology, engineering or mathematics from the limits on the number of employment-based green cards and H-1B visas awarded annually.
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Bill Seeking H-1B Limits Exemption For Foreigners With US PhD Introduced
Last month, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order for tightening the rules of the H-1B visa programme to stop "visa abuses".
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H-1B Visa: US President Donald Trump To Sign 'Hire American' Order Today
The executive order will direct federal agencies to more strictly enforce H1-B visa laws and propose reforms to the programme to prevent fraud and abuse and ensure visas are awarded to the most-skilled applicants.
