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US Seeks To End Work Permits For International Students, May Impact Indians
Originally designed for temporary skill development, the OPT program permits foreign students on F-1 visas to work in the US for up to three years if they have a STEM degree.
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook, More Tech Giants Back Legal Challenge to Trump’s Work Visa Block
Amazon, Apple, and Facebook are among tech industry titans and organisations signing onto a court filing saying US President Donald Trump's move blocking visas for skilled workers hurts the country.
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Trump Administration Took Steps To Prevent Abuse In Visa Programs: Officials
The Trump administration has taken a series of steps to prevent the abuse and fraud in the employment-based visa programs, including changing the cap selection process for the H-1B, the most sought-after work permit among Indian IT professionals, a top US immigration official has told lawmakers.
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Trump To Order New H-1B Visa Curbs By Monday In Plan That May Hit 240,000
US President Donald Trump's plan to restrict employment-based visas could affect an estimated 240,000 people seeking to work in the US across industries from technology to finance and hospitality.
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H-1B Visa Puts American Workers At Risk, Says Top Republican Senator
The H-1B program offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers.
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Trump Effect: After Infosys, Another Top IT Company To Ramp Up US Hiring
Donald Trump has ordered a review of the U.S. visa program that brings high-skilled foreign workers into the country, potentially affecting hiring plans of technology firms and outsourcing companies.
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Opinion: H1-B Visa Crackdown Could Spur 'Renaissance' for Indian IT
"Putting American Workers First," reads the bold headline on the home page of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, proclaiming: "New Measures to Detect H-1B Visa Fraud and Abuse."
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Donald Trump Cracks Down On H-1B Visa Program That Feeds Silicon Valley
The U.S. administration began to deliver on President Donald Trump's campaign promise to crack down on a work visa program that channels thousands of skilled overseas workers to companies across the technology industry.
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Donald Trump Urged To Reform H-1B Visa System
Asserting that H-1B visa creates more jobs, a Silicon Valley-based CEO has urged US President-elect Donald Trump to reform the system and increase the quota of this speciality work visa, which would help in achieving his agenda of spurring growth in the country.
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US Introduces Bill To Bar Indian Companies From Hiring On H-1B Visas
Since the revenue model of majority of big Indian IT companies is heavily dependent on H-1B and L1 visas in the US, such a bill is likely to have a major impact, if not sound a death knell, on their businesses.
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Backlash Stirs in US Against Foreign Worker Visas
Amid calls for expanding the nation's so-called H-1B visa program, there is growing pushback from Americans who argue the program has been hijacked by staffing companies that import cheaper, lower-level workers to replace more expensive US employees - or keep them from getting hired in the first place.
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US employers eager for new foreign worker program
As desperate as unemployed Americans are to find work, there are still some jobs that many would never consider applying for because they are seen as too dirty, too demanding or just plain unappealing.
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US Student visa program: New rules, same problems
The State Department is publicly acknowledging that one of its most popular exchange programs leaves foreign college students vulnerable to exploitation, but it's unclear if new regulations the agency is pushing will do enough to stop the abuses. The revised rules aim to shift more responsibility onto the 53 entities the department designates ...
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US Seeks To End Work Permits For International Students, May Impact Indians
Originally designed for temporary skill development, the OPT program permits foreign students on F-1 visas to work in the US for up to three years if they have a STEM degree.
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook, More Tech Giants Back Legal Challenge to Trump’s Work Visa Block
Amazon, Apple, and Facebook are among tech industry titans and organisations signing onto a court filing saying US President Donald Trump's move blocking visas for skilled workers hurts the country.
-
Trump Administration Took Steps To Prevent Abuse In Visa Programs: Officials
The Trump administration has taken a series of steps to prevent the abuse and fraud in the employment-based visa programs, including changing the cap selection process for the H-1B, the most sought-after work permit among Indian IT professionals, a top US immigration official has told lawmakers.
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Trump To Order New H-1B Visa Curbs By Monday In Plan That May Hit 240,000
US President Donald Trump's plan to restrict employment-based visas could affect an estimated 240,000 people seeking to work in the US across industries from technology to finance and hospitality.
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H-1B Visa Puts American Workers At Risk, Says Top Republican Senator
The H-1B program offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers.
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Trump Effect: After Infosys, Another Top IT Company To Ramp Up US Hiring
Donald Trump has ordered a review of the U.S. visa program that brings high-skilled foreign workers into the country, potentially affecting hiring plans of technology firms and outsourcing companies.
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Opinion: H1-B Visa Crackdown Could Spur 'Renaissance' for Indian IT
"Putting American Workers First," reads the bold headline on the home page of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, proclaiming: "New Measures to Detect H-1B Visa Fraud and Abuse."
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Donald Trump Cracks Down On H-1B Visa Program That Feeds Silicon Valley
The U.S. administration began to deliver on President Donald Trump's campaign promise to crack down on a work visa program that channels thousands of skilled overseas workers to companies across the technology industry.
-
Donald Trump Urged To Reform H-1B Visa System
Asserting that H-1B visa creates more jobs, a Silicon Valley-based CEO has urged US President-elect Donald Trump to reform the system and increase the quota of this speciality work visa, which would help in achieving his agenda of spurring growth in the country.
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US Introduces Bill To Bar Indian Companies From Hiring On H-1B Visas
Since the revenue model of majority of big Indian IT companies is heavily dependent on H-1B and L1 visas in the US, such a bill is likely to have a major impact, if not sound a death knell, on their businesses.
-
Backlash Stirs in US Against Foreign Worker Visas
Amid calls for expanding the nation's so-called H-1B visa program, there is growing pushback from Americans who argue the program has been hijacked by staffing companies that import cheaper, lower-level workers to replace more expensive US employees - or keep them from getting hired in the first place.
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US employers eager for new foreign worker program
As desperate as unemployed Americans are to find work, there are still some jobs that many would never consider applying for because they are seen as too dirty, too demanding or just plain unappealing.
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US Student visa program: New rules, same problems
The State Department is publicly acknowledging that one of its most popular exchange programs leaves foreign college students vulnerable to exploitation, but it's unclear if new regulations the agency is pushing will do enough to stop the abuses. The revised rules aim to shift more responsibility onto the 53 entities the department designates ...
