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The Great H-1B Debate - Where Trump And Musk Disagree
President-elect Donald Trump could tighten H-1B visa rules after taking office on January 20th next year. In 2020, he tried to prune immigrants coming in by issuing an executive order suspending issuance of H-1B visas.
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Doing Everything To Improve H-1B Visa Process, Green Card Backlog: US
US President Joe Biden is doing everything he can to improve the H-1B visa process, 'green card' backlog and other issues related to the country's legal immigration system, the White House has said.
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US Starts 5-Week H-1B Visas Renewal Drive, To Accept 20,000 Applications
H-1B workers, including Indian nationals, can begin applying to renew their visas without leaving the US, marking a significant change after nearly two decades.
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PM Modi Raises Issue Of Indians In US, H-1B Visas With Joe Biden: Foreign Secretary
PM Modi in his first-ever in-person meeting with US President Joe Biden raised a number of issues involving the Indian community in America, including access for Indian professionals in the US and speaking about the H-1B visas.
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Biden Lets Trump Era H-1B Visa Bans Expire, Indian Techies To Benefit
US President Joe Biden on Thursday let the ban on foreign workers visa, in particular H-1B, lapse as the notification issued by his predecessor Donald Trump expired, a move which is likely to benefit thousands of Indian IT professionals.
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"Humanitarian Crisis": Indian Women Flag Huge Delays In H-4 Work Permits
There has been inordinate delay in issuing of H-4 work authorisation permits to certain categories of spouses of those possessing H-1B foreign work visas, the most sought after among Indian IT professionals, a group of highly talented Indian women in the US has said.
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Biden Administration Urged To Implement H-1B Visa Programme
A bipartisan group of two powerful American Senators on Wednesday urged the President Joe Biden administration to implement the H-1B visa programme reforms issued by the Donald Trump government in January, under which the visas were to be issued on the criteria of wages and not by a computerised draw of lots.
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Joe Biden Administration Yet To Decide On Issuing New H-1B Visas After Trump Ban
The Biden administration on Monday indicated it is still undecided on ending the Trump-era ban on issuing of new H-1B visas, with the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asserting that its top priority is the acute needs of individuals fleeing persecution.
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Group Urges Biden Not To Issue H-1B Till Country Cap On Green Card Is Removed
An influential immigration advocacy group representing Indian-Americans on Thursday urged the Biden administration not to issue the most sought-after H-1B work visa to any individual born in India, till the time the discriminatory country-cap on green cards or permanent legal residency is removed.
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US Senator Opposes Biden Administration Move To Revert To H-1B Lotteries
A top Republican Senator has opposed the move of the Biden administration to resort to the traditional lottery system to issue H-1B visas to foreign professionals, saying it is giving Big Tech donors the gift of "cheap" foreign labour at the expense of American workers.
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Biden Revokes Trump Rule Ending Work Permit For H-1B Holders' Spouses
An H-4 visa is issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to immediate family members (spouse and children under 21 years of age) of the H-1B visa holders, most of whom are Indian IT professionals.
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US Proposal On H-1B For Speciality Jobs May Affect Hundreds Of Indians
The State Department has proposed not to issue temporary business visas for H-1B speciality occupations which allowed companies to send their technology professionals for a short stay to complete jobs on site in the US, a move which could affect hundreds of Indians.
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India Closely Engaged With US On H-1B Visa Issue: Union Minister
India is engaged with the US administration and its Congress on issues related to the movement of Indian professionals including those pertaining to the H1B visa programme, said Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan on Thursday.
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Business Groups Sue Team Trump Over H-1B Visa Rules
Several big U.S. business groups sued the Trump administration seeking to throw out immigration restrictions, including those on H-1B visas issued to highly skilled workers with expertise in specialty fields.
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"Separates Families": 174 Indians Go To Court Against Trump Move On H-1B
A group of 174 Indian nationals, including seven minors, has filed a lawsuit against the recent presidential proclamation on H-1B that would prevent them from entering the United States or a visa would not be issued to them.
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The Great H-1B Debate - Where Trump And Musk Disagree
President-elect Donald Trump could tighten H-1B visa rules after taking office on January 20th next year. In 2020, he tried to prune immigrants coming in by issuing an executive order suspending issuance of H-1B visas.
-
Doing Everything To Improve H-1B Visa Process, Green Card Backlog: US
US President Joe Biden is doing everything he can to improve the H-1B visa process, 'green card' backlog and other issues related to the country's legal immigration system, the White House has said.
-
US Starts 5-Week H-1B Visas Renewal Drive, To Accept 20,000 Applications
H-1B workers, including Indian nationals, can begin applying to renew their visas without leaving the US, marking a significant change after nearly two decades.
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PM Modi Raises Issue Of Indians In US, H-1B Visas With Joe Biden: Foreign Secretary
PM Modi in his first-ever in-person meeting with US President Joe Biden raised a number of issues involving the Indian community in America, including access for Indian professionals in the US and speaking about the H-1B visas.
-
Biden Lets Trump Era H-1B Visa Bans Expire, Indian Techies To Benefit
US President Joe Biden on Thursday let the ban on foreign workers visa, in particular H-1B, lapse as the notification issued by his predecessor Donald Trump expired, a move which is likely to benefit thousands of Indian IT professionals.
-
"Humanitarian Crisis": Indian Women Flag Huge Delays In H-4 Work Permits
There has been inordinate delay in issuing of H-4 work authorisation permits to certain categories of spouses of those possessing H-1B foreign work visas, the most sought after among Indian IT professionals, a group of highly talented Indian women in the US has said.
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Biden Administration Urged To Implement H-1B Visa Programme
A bipartisan group of two powerful American Senators on Wednesday urged the President Joe Biden administration to implement the H-1B visa programme reforms issued by the Donald Trump government in January, under which the visas were to be issued on the criteria of wages and not by a computerised draw of lots.
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Joe Biden Administration Yet To Decide On Issuing New H-1B Visas After Trump Ban
The Biden administration on Monday indicated it is still undecided on ending the Trump-era ban on issuing of new H-1B visas, with the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asserting that its top priority is the acute needs of individuals fleeing persecution.
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Group Urges Biden Not To Issue H-1B Till Country Cap On Green Card Is Removed
An influential immigration advocacy group representing Indian-Americans on Thursday urged the Biden administration not to issue the most sought-after H-1B work visa to any individual born in India, till the time the discriminatory country-cap on green cards or permanent legal residency is removed.
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US Senator Opposes Biden Administration Move To Revert To H-1B Lotteries
A top Republican Senator has opposed the move of the Biden administration to resort to the traditional lottery system to issue H-1B visas to foreign professionals, saying it is giving Big Tech donors the gift of "cheap" foreign labour at the expense of American workers.
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Biden Revokes Trump Rule Ending Work Permit For H-1B Holders' Spouses
An H-4 visa is issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to immediate family members (spouse and children under 21 years of age) of the H-1B visa holders, most of whom are Indian IT professionals.
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US Proposal On H-1B For Speciality Jobs May Affect Hundreds Of Indians
The State Department has proposed not to issue temporary business visas for H-1B speciality occupations which allowed companies to send their technology professionals for a short stay to complete jobs on site in the US, a move which could affect hundreds of Indians.
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India Closely Engaged With US On H-1B Visa Issue: Union Minister
India is engaged with the US administration and its Congress on issues related to the movement of Indian professionals including those pertaining to the H1B visa programme, said Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan on Thursday.
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Business Groups Sue Team Trump Over H-1B Visa Rules
Several big U.S. business groups sued the Trump administration seeking to throw out immigration restrictions, including those on H-1B visas issued to highly skilled workers with expertise in specialty fields.
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"Separates Families": 174 Indians Go To Court Against Trump Move On H-1B
A group of 174 Indian nationals, including seven minors, has filed a lawsuit against the recent presidential proclamation on H-1B that would prevent them from entering the United States or a visa would not be issued to them.
