H1b

News

Why Trump’s H-1B reforms will make America poorer

The administration’s new rules for the immigrant visa program will punish small businesses and stifle innovation.

2 min read21 Oct 2020
News

H-1B visa suspension may adversely impact margins of IT companies

Wipro, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Cognizant and HCL (Witch group) cumulatively had less than 5,200 H-1B approvals in fiscal 2019, compared to 23,000 in FY13, as they hired more people locally

1 min read23 Jun 2020
News

H-1B visa: USCIS announces new non-refundable fee for registration

USCIS is slated to implement the registration process for the fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap selection processThe registration fee is part of an agency-wide effort to modernize and more efficiently process applications to live or work in the United States

1 min read8 Nov 2019
Industry

Indian IT companies reduce H-1B visa filings drastically

Infosys, Wipro and TCS have dramatically reduced their H-1B visa filings and foreign nationals are exhibiting reluctance to make the jump to a US company

2 min read4 Apr 2018
Opinion

Bracing for H-1B visa hit

The Indian IT industry must have a response if the H-1B quotas are cut further

1 min read3 Apr 2018
News

H-1B application process to begin from 2 April, premium processing suspended

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

2 min read21 Mar 2018
News

H1B visa: Tighter verification process recommended for USCIS

USCIS, the agency that approves applications for H1B visa, needs to improve upon its current site visit verification program so as to prevent fraud in the visa system, says report

2 min read26 Oct 2017
News

US resumes premium processing of all H1B visa categories

The premium processing of H1B work visas in all categories has been resumed, says US Citizenship and Immigration Services

2 min read4 Oct 2017
Industry

US resumes premium processing of H1B visas

US resumes fast processing of H1B work visas in all categories subject to Congress-mandated limit, five months after it was suspended temporarily to handle the huge rush of applications

1 min read19 Sep 2017
Companies

Mahindra to boost US investment as it braces for H1B visa cuts

Mahindra plans to boost US investment as it prepares for the prospect that President Donald Trump will cut quotas for H1B visas

1 min read18 Jul 2017