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Explained: Proposed Tweaks To H-1B Process, What Will Change, What Won't
As the Joe Biden administration plans changes in the H-1B visa application system, availed by thousands of Indians to take up job opportunities in the US, there are concerns about what will change and what won't. NDTV breaks it down for you
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Second-Round Lottery For H1-B Visa Soon: All You Need To Know About It
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require technical expertise.
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US H-1B Visa Lottery System Resulted In Abuse, Fraud, Says Federal Agency
The computerised drawing of lots devised to select successful H-1B applicants every year has resulted in abuse of the system and a sharp increase in fraudulent efforts, a federal agency said on Friday.
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Biden Administration Delays Implementation Of Trump-Era Rule On H-1B Visa
The Biden administration has announced that it is delaying the H-1B policy of the previous Trump administration on allocation of the popular foreign work visas by continuing with the lottery system until December 31, 2021, to give the immigration agency more time to develop, test and implement the modifications to the registration system.
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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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US To Amend H-1B Visa Process To Prefer Skill, Wages Over Lottery System
The United States on Thursday announced that it will modify the selection process for H-1B visa, giving priority to salary and skills, instead of the current lottery procedures.
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Trump Administration Proposes Scrapping Computerised Draw For H-1B Visas
The Trump administration has proposed to scrap the computerised lottery system to grant H-1B work visas to foreign technology professionals and replace it with a wage-level-based selection process, a move that is expected to counter the downward pressure on the wages of US workers.
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Indians Rally Outside White House In Support Of Donald Trump's Immigration Plan
Several hundred highly-skilled Indian workers, in long agonising green card wait, from across the US along with their children and spouses held a rally in front of the White House here in support of President Donald Trump's plan for a merit-based immigration system that among other things ends chain migration and diversity lottery visa.
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Merit-Based Citizenship, End To Visa Lottery: Trump's Immigration Plan
US President Donald Trump today used his first State of the Union address to push for a merit- based immigration system that admits skilled people, a proposal that could benefit technology professionals from countries like India.
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Trump Proposes To End Visa Lottery System. It May Benefit Indian IT Workers
US President Donald Trump has proposed to end the visa lottery system in favour of reducing backlogs of highly-skilled workers, a plan which may benefit thousands of Indian IT professionals who are currently having several decades of waiting period to get their Green Cards.
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"No More Lotteries!" Trump Pushes For Merit-Based Immigration In US
Reiterating his "America First" policy, US President Donald Trump in a tweet pushed for a merit-based immigration system, saying he only wants people who can help America become "strong and great again". He also said that there will be no more diversity lottery visa.
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Trump Backs Merit-Based Visa Scheme; What It Means For Indians
The RAISE Act would scrap the current lottery system to get into the US and instead institute a points-based system for earning a Green Card.
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US Lawmaker Calls For Abolition Of H-1B Lottery System
Last month, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order for tightening the rules of the H-1B visa programme
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India IT Refutes Trump Aide On Infosys, Others Playing Unfair For H-1B Visas
Indian IT has firmly dismissed the accusations that blue-chippers like Infosys and TCS have been unfairly grabbing the bulk of H-1B visas, as alleged by a top aide of US President Donald Trump.
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US Accuses TCS, Infosys Of Unfairly Cornering 'Lion's Share' Of H-1B Visas
The US has accused top Indian IT firms TCS and Infosys of unfairly cornering the lion's share of H-1B visas by putting extra tickets in the lottery system, which the Trump administration wants to replace with a more merit-based immigration policy.
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Explained: Proposed Tweaks To H-1B Process, What Will Change, What Won't
As the Joe Biden administration plans changes in the H-1B visa application system, availed by thousands of Indians to take up job opportunities in the US, there are concerns about what will change and what won't. NDTV breaks it down for you
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Second-Round Lottery For H1-B Visa Soon: All You Need To Know About It
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require technical expertise.
-
US H-1B Visa Lottery System Resulted In Abuse, Fraud, Says Federal Agency
The computerised drawing of lots devised to select successful H-1B applicants every year has resulted in abuse of the system and a sharp increase in fraudulent efforts, a federal agency said on Friday.
-
Biden Administration Delays Implementation Of Trump-Era Rule On H-1B Visa
The Biden administration has announced that it is delaying the H-1B policy of the previous Trump administration on allocation of the popular foreign work visas by continuing with the lottery system until December 31, 2021, to give the immigration agency more time to develop, test and implement the modifications to the registration system.
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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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US To Amend H-1B Visa Process To Prefer Skill, Wages Over Lottery System
The United States on Thursday announced that it will modify the selection process for H-1B visa, giving priority to salary and skills, instead of the current lottery procedures.
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Trump Administration Proposes Scrapping Computerised Draw For H-1B Visas
The Trump administration has proposed to scrap the computerised lottery system to grant H-1B work visas to foreign technology professionals and replace it with a wage-level-based selection process, a move that is expected to counter the downward pressure on the wages of US workers.
-
Indians Rally Outside White House In Support Of Donald Trump's Immigration Plan
Several hundred highly-skilled Indian workers, in long agonising green card wait, from across the US along with their children and spouses held a rally in front of the White House here in support of President Donald Trump's plan for a merit-based immigration system that among other things ends chain migration and diversity lottery visa.
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Merit-Based Citizenship, End To Visa Lottery: Trump's Immigration Plan
US President Donald Trump today used his first State of the Union address to push for a merit- based immigration system that admits skilled people, a proposal that could benefit technology professionals from countries like India.
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Trump Proposes To End Visa Lottery System. It May Benefit Indian IT Workers
US President Donald Trump has proposed to end the visa lottery system in favour of reducing backlogs of highly-skilled workers, a plan which may benefit thousands of Indian IT professionals who are currently having several decades of waiting period to get their Green Cards.
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"No More Lotteries!" Trump Pushes For Merit-Based Immigration In US
Reiterating his "America First" policy, US President Donald Trump in a tweet pushed for a merit-based immigration system, saying he only wants people who can help America become "strong and great again". He also said that there will be no more diversity lottery visa.
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Trump Backs Merit-Based Visa Scheme; What It Means For Indians
The RAISE Act would scrap the current lottery system to get into the US and instead institute a points-based system for earning a Green Card.
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US Lawmaker Calls For Abolition Of H-1B Lottery System
Last month, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order for tightening the rules of the H-1B visa programme
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India IT Refutes Trump Aide On Infosys, Others Playing Unfair For H-1B Visas
Indian IT has firmly dismissed the accusations that blue-chippers like Infosys and TCS have been unfairly grabbing the bulk of H-1B visas, as alleged by a top aide of US President Donald Trump.
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US Accuses TCS, Infosys Of Unfairly Cornering 'Lion's Share' Of H-1B Visas
The US has accused top Indian IT firms TCS and Infosys of unfairly cornering the lion's share of H-1B visas by putting extra tickets in the lottery system, which the Trump administration wants to replace with a more merit-based immigration policy.
