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Thailand Targets Tourism Boost With Longer Stays For Visitors, Students
Thailand's government said on Tuesday it had approved longer visa stay periods for tourists, postgraduate students and remote workers, and better visa conditions for retirees, in a move to boost its crucial tourism sector as its economy stutters.
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Sacked H1-B Visa Holders Have Options Other Than Leaving: US
Amid mass layoffs in the tech sector, the federal agency for immigration services has said it is wrong to assume that sacked workers holding the much-sought-after H-1B visas have to leave the country within 60 days.
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Visa CEO Al Kelly Bets Big on Blockchain-Based Stablecoins, CBDCs Days Before Stepping Down
Visa CEO Al Kelly has revealed that the payments giant is looking forward to trace and participate in the growth trajectories of stablecoins and CBDCs. Despite the recent slump in the crypto sector, Kelly said, Visa did not record any snags in its balance sheets.
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Visa, FTX Exchange Team Up to Bring Crypto Debit Cards in Over 40 Nations
Payments giant Visa has now teamed up with FTX crypto exchange to bring crypto debit card services to its users in over 40 nations. Visa intends to keep its services linked to the crypto assets because the company believes that virtual currencies are here to stay and will eventually have a lasting impact on the future of financial services around t...
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American Express Plans Footprint in Metaverse and NFT Sectors, Files for Trademarks
American Express is planning to join its contemporaries — Visa, JP Morgan, and Mastercard in foraying into the web3 sector. The company has filed for trademarks around its plans to enter the metaverse and NFT zones. The New York-based company also plans to bring an NFT marketplace, its filing suggests.
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H1-B Visa Caps To Squeeze Businesses, Jobs, Says Nasscom
US Visa: The United States told India it is considering caps on H-1B visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally.
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Will Take Feedback On Ending Work Permits For H-1B Holders' Spouses: US
The Trump administration has assured lawmakers and the American corporate sector that the public would get an opportunity to respond to its proposal of revoking work authorisation to H-4 spouse visas after they raised their concerns over the move, which will impact thousands of Indians.
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IT Firms Sue US Immigration Agency For Issuing Shorter-Duration H-1B Visas
ITServe Alliance in its 43-page lawsuit filed last week alleged that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services has recently begun a practice of approving H-1B petitions for shorter than three years duration.
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Tightening Of H-1B Visa Rules To Impact Indian IT Firms, Says Report
H-1B rules: The US is also contemplating on awarding visas to the most skilled or to highest-paid beneficiaries.
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H-1B Visa Rules Tightening To Hit Indian IT Companies: Report
Tightening of H-1B work visa norms by the US is likely to put cost pressures on the Indian IT services firms and impact their margins due to increase in compliances and rise in onsite hiring, according to a report.
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H-4 Visa Repeal In Final Stage; Spouses Of H-1B Holders At Risk Of Losing Jobs
Repeal of H-4 visa, which allows spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the US, is in the final stage of clearance, the Donald Trump administration has said. With that, the US government is set to render thousands of H-4 visa holders jobless. Once cleared, the move is likely to affect some 70,000 highly-skilled professionals from India. H-4 visas...
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H-1B Visa Approvals For Indian IT Companies Drop Sharply: Report
Based on the H-1B visa data obtained from the US Citizenship and immigration Services (USCIS), the foundation said that the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) received 2,312 H-1B visas in 2017 as against 4,674 in 2015, registering a drop of 51 per cent.
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H-1B Visa New Norms Kick In. Five Things To Know
As per the new H-1B visa norms, new employers must provide contracts and itineraries for employees who will work at a third-party location.
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15 Companies Disqualified From Applying For H-1B Visas
The US has recently released a list of 15 employers who cannot apply for H-1B visas, which are much-sought after by techies all around the world, including India.
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Over 20% of TCS' New Recruits In Last 12 Months From Outside India
Indian IT firms have been ramping up local hiring in offshore markets to tackle visa-related challenges.
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Thailand Targets Tourism Boost With Longer Stays For Visitors, Students
Thailand's government said on Tuesday it had approved longer visa stay periods for tourists, postgraduate students and remote workers, and better visa conditions for retirees, in a move to boost its crucial tourism sector as its economy stutters.
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Sacked H1-B Visa Holders Have Options Other Than Leaving: US
Amid mass layoffs in the tech sector, the federal agency for immigration services has said it is wrong to assume that sacked workers holding the much-sought-after H-1B visas have to leave the country within 60 days.
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Visa CEO Al Kelly Bets Big on Blockchain-Based Stablecoins, CBDCs Days Before Stepping Down
Visa CEO Al Kelly has revealed that the payments giant is looking forward to trace and participate in the growth trajectories of stablecoins and CBDCs. Despite the recent slump in the crypto sector, Kelly said, Visa did not record any snags in its balance sheets.
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Visa, FTX Exchange Team Up to Bring Crypto Debit Cards in Over 40 Nations
Payments giant Visa has now teamed up with FTX crypto exchange to bring crypto debit card services to its users in over 40 nations. Visa intends to keep its services linked to the crypto assets because the company believes that virtual currencies are here to stay and will eventually have a lasting impact on the future of financial services around t...
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American Express Plans Footprint in Metaverse and NFT Sectors, Files for Trademarks
American Express is planning to join its contemporaries — Visa, JP Morgan, and Mastercard in foraying into the web3 sector. The company has filed for trademarks around its plans to enter the metaverse and NFT zones. The New York-based company also plans to bring an NFT marketplace, its filing suggests.
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H1-B Visa Caps To Squeeze Businesses, Jobs, Says Nasscom
US Visa: The United States told India it is considering caps on H-1B visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally.
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Will Take Feedback On Ending Work Permits For H-1B Holders' Spouses: US
The Trump administration has assured lawmakers and the American corporate sector that the public would get an opportunity to respond to its proposal of revoking work authorisation to H-4 spouse visas after they raised their concerns over the move, which will impact thousands of Indians.
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IT Firms Sue US Immigration Agency For Issuing Shorter-Duration H-1B Visas
ITServe Alliance in its 43-page lawsuit filed last week alleged that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services has recently begun a practice of approving H-1B petitions for shorter than three years duration.
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Tightening Of H-1B Visa Rules To Impact Indian IT Firms, Says Report
H-1B rules: The US is also contemplating on awarding visas to the most skilled or to highest-paid beneficiaries.
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H-1B Visa Rules Tightening To Hit Indian IT Companies: Report
Tightening of H-1B work visa norms by the US is likely to put cost pressures on the Indian IT services firms and impact their margins due to increase in compliances and rise in onsite hiring, according to a report.
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H-4 Visa Repeal In Final Stage; Spouses Of H-1B Holders At Risk Of Losing Jobs
Repeal of H-4 visa, which allows spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the US, is in the final stage of clearance, the Donald Trump administration has said. With that, the US government is set to render thousands of H-4 visa holders jobless. Once cleared, the move is likely to affect some 70,000 highly-skilled professionals from India. H-4 visas...
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H-1B Visa Approvals For Indian IT Companies Drop Sharply: Report
Based on the H-1B visa data obtained from the US Citizenship and immigration Services (USCIS), the foundation said that the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) received 2,312 H-1B visas in 2017 as against 4,674 in 2015, registering a drop of 51 per cent.
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H-1B Visa New Norms Kick In. Five Things To Know
As per the new H-1B visa norms, new employers must provide contracts and itineraries for employees who will work at a third-party location.
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15 Companies Disqualified From Applying For H-1B Visas
The US has recently released a list of 15 employers who cannot apply for H-1B visas, which are much-sought after by techies all around the world, including India.
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Over 20% of TCS' New Recruits In Last 12 Months From Outside India
Indian IT firms have been ramping up local hiring in offshore markets to tackle visa-related challenges.
