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New rule targeted by tech firms requires much higher wages for foreign professionals

The coronavirus pandemic has not only caused disruptions in the labour market, but also forced many education and training providers and employers to rethink how to deliver training

The move is set to hit Indian IT firms offering solutions to US federal govt projects

The announcement comes at a time when countries around the world have closed their borders and all international passenger flights have been suspended globally

'You can apply up to 90 days before the employment start date noted on your I-797 form,' the US Embassy wrote in a tweetThe I-797 form is a document the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services uses 'to communicate with applicants/petitioners or convey an immigration benefit'

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announces that petitions for H1-B visas will be accepted from 2 April

Hundreds of Indian professionals held peaceful rallies across the US, demanding an end to the long and massive green card backlog by eliminating arbitrary per-country limit regulations

The new H-1B visa policy will protect wages and prevent any fraud or abuseA company will need to prove that its H-1B employee at a third-party worksite had specific assignments in a speciality occupation

The Donald Trump administration's 'Hire American' policy has opened another front for the Indian IT industry to contend with even as it battles a confluence of headwinds to growth

Western nations will use their unequal bargaining power to prise open markets in the developing world for their products