Obama Raises H-1b Visa Fee

US President Barack Obama today signed into law a USD 1.8 trillion spending package which among other things introduces a hefty USD 4,000 fee for certain categories of H-1B visa and USD 4,500 for L1 visa.

The US Congress has imposed a special fee of up to $4,500 on the H-1B and L-1 visas popular among Indian IT companies to fund a 9/11 healthcare act and biometric tracking system.

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has raised India's concerns over the controversial position taken by the US over outsourcing and recent hike in H-1B visa fee with the Obama administration. Nirupama Rao is in Washington meeting with senior member of the...

Barack Obama would sign a new border security bill on Thursday, that has been termed as"discriminatory" by the Indian and American companies, as it raises H-1B and L-1 visa fee mostly for Indian companies to generate funds for the USD 600 million to secure the US-Mexico border. Obama, in a statement, welcomed the passage of the bill after t...

US President Barack Obama today signed into law a USD 1.8 trillion spending package which among other things introduces a hefty USD 4,000 fee for certain categories of H-1B visa and USD 4,500 for L1 visa.

The US Congress has imposed a special fee of up to $4,500 on the H-1B and L-1 visas popular among Indian IT companies to fund a 9/11 healthcare act and biometric tracking system.

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has raised India's concerns over the controversial position taken by the US over outsourcing and recent hike in H-1B visa fee with the Obama administration. Nirupama Rao is in Washington meeting with senior member of the...

Barack Obama would sign a new border security bill on Thursday, that has been termed as"discriminatory" by the Indian and American companies, as it raises H-1B and L-1 visa fee mostly for Indian companies to generate funds for the USD 600 million to secure the US-Mexico border. Obama, in a statement, welcomed the passage of the bill after t...