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AP Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

US keen on setting up American Hub in Visakhapatnam, first in south India

2 min read . 06 Jan 2021

US President-elect Joe Biden (REUTERS)

H-1B visa: India-American business group urges Biden to ease restrictions

3 min read . 06 Jan 2021

Most of the nearly 600,000 H-1B visa holders in the U.S. are from India and China.

H-1B visa: US court throws out Trump rules restricting number of visas

2 min read . 02 Dec 2020

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Canada visa application centres to accept biometric enrolments

1 min read . 20 Nov 2020

The proposal is the latest in a series of changes the administration has made to restrict access to the H1-B program (AP)

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Trump administration proposes eliminating H-1B visa lottery

3 min read . 30 Oct 2020

The US' new process for H-1B visa cap selection could affect deployment and movement of talent by technology services companies, say industry experts. (MINT_PRINT)

H-1B visa: Trump govt proposes scrapping of computerised lottery system

1 min read . 30 Oct 2020

The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. (Mint)

H1B visa: Lawsuit challenging H1B wage increase filed in the US

2 min read . 20 Oct 2020

Demand for the visas is high. U.S. employers last year filed a total of 201,011 applications for H-1B visas, up from 190,098 in 2018, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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H-1B overhaul pressures outsourcing firms and their US clients

3 min read . 09 Oct 2020

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations

H1B: Changes in work visa will attract brightest minds, says US official

2 min read . 09 Oct 2020

H-4 visas are issued to the spouses of H-1B visa holders, a significantly large number of whom are high-skilled professionals from India. Photo: iStock

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New rules for H-1B visas: What you need to know

5 min read . 08 Oct 2020

Higher wages will impact startups and smaller firms, who may not be able to meet the increased wage requirements.

US imposes fresh curbs on H-1B visa

2 min read . 08 Oct 2020

The US has announced changes to its H-1B visa regime, (Photo: AP)

New H1-B rules will harm US economy: Nasscom

1 min read . 07 Oct 2020

The Immigration Bill, which is expected to be passed into law in early 2014, will double visa-application related costs for top Indian software services firms. Photo: Mint <br /> (Mint )

H-1B visa ban blocked by US judge, in relief for Indian IT professionals

3 min read . 02 Oct 2020

Visa applicants to Oman must have a return ticket and confirmed hotel reservation in order to be granted the non-sponsored tourist visa. Photo: iStock (iStock)

Over 6,600 H-1B visas approved for 14 Indian tech cos in 2019-20: Govt

1 min read . 22 Sep 2020

Further investigation in the matter is underway.

Visakhapatnam espionage: NIA arrests a Godhra resident, working for Pak spies

1 min read . 15 Sep 2020

H1B visa programme offers temporary US visa that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers.

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Business recovery hampered for some by foreign-worker visa bans

5 min read . 07 Sep 2020

FILE PHOTO: General view of Dubai from Burj Al khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (REUTERS)

Dubai dusts off plan to lure wealthy retirees as expats head out

2 min read . 05 Sep 2020

FILE PHOTO: A passenger ferry leaves near the port of Hamilton, Bermuda. July 15, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo (Reuters)

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Why tourist spots like Bermuda are offering remote-work visas

3 min read . 28 Aug 2020

Research has found that when a city gets more H-1B workers, employment growth for college-educated native-born workers in that city accelerates, and wages rise.

H-1B visa: How US' most sought after visas help Americans

11 min read . 25 Aug 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (AP)

Biden promises to reform H-1B visa system, remove country quota for Green Cards

4 min read . 15 Aug 2020

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