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Donald Trump administration makes H1B visa extension more difficult

Donald Trump administration makes renewal of non-immigrant visas such as H1B and L1, popular among Indian IT professionals, more difficult

1 min read25 Oct 2017
Politics

Arun Jaitley raises H-1B visa issue with US officials

Arun Jaitley made a strong case for reforms in H-1B/L1 visa processes and social security contribution so that Indian professionals are not unfairly deprived of their earnings

1 min read13 Oct 2017
Politics

No restrictions on H-1B visa, 70% of them go to Indians: US official

US official seeks to allay India's concerns on H-1B visa, says a record 1.2 million visas of Indians were adjudicated by the US last year

1 min read14 Sep 2017
News

Reform H1B visa, crack down on outsourcing firms: US lawmakers to Trump

US lawmakers urge president Donald Trump to crackdown on jobs outsourcing companies and reform the H1B visa and L-1 visa systems

3 min read2 Aug 2017
Politics

H-1B visa: India in dialogue with Trump officials, US Congress, says MEA

Foreign ministry says no executive order on H-1B visas have been signed so far, only three private bills have been introduced in the US House of Representatives

2 min read2 Feb 2017
News

H1B visas: Radical changes proposed by Donald Trump administration

US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is considering scrapping the existing lottery system used to issue the H1B visas. Here is what he has said so far

3 min read13 Jan 2017
Politics

India, US to hold talks on hike in working visa fee

India, US will hold a 2-day bilateral consultation from Wednesday under the aegis of the WTO over the American move to impose high fees on temporary working visas

2 min read10 May 2016
News

US visa fee hike discriminatory, targets Indian IT companies: Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley underlined the need for early conclusion of Totalisation Agreement which would benefit Indians working in America

1 min read14 Apr 2016
News

US hikes H1B, L1 visa fee; to hit Indian IT companies

USCIS said applicants for certain categories of H-1B visas post 18 Dec 2015 must submit an additional fee of $4,000

1 min read13 Jan 2016
News

US scraps discriminatory outsourcing fee on Indian firms

The charges had forced Indian IT companies in the last few years to pay millions of dollars towards protecting the US-Mexican border from illegal immigration

1 min read5 Oct 2015