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22 Jun 2023

US To Ease H1-B Visas For Skilled Indian Workers As PM Narendra Modi Visits

Indian citizens are by far the most active users of the U.S. H-1B program and made up 73% of the nearly 442,000 H-1B workers in fiscal year 2022.

24 Apr 2018

Trump administration plans to end work permits for H-1B visa spouses

The move to end the Obama-era rule could have an impact on more than 70,000 H-4 visas holders, who have work permits.

17 Dec 2017

Trump office may stop spouses of H-1B visa holders from working in US

US President Donald Trump`s administration is set to propose revoking a rule that makes spouses of thousands of H1-B visa holders eligible to work while in the US, potentially complicating a major driver of technology jobs, the media reported.

Investment Visa US

06 Nov 2017

Investment-based EB-5 Visa the 'Trump' card for US citizenship

There are different visa categories for traveling to USA. Tourists and business travelers form almost 90 percent (69 million) of all travelers to the United States.

25 Jul 2017

Relief for India! US to resume processing cap-exempt H-1B petitions

The H-1B visa has an annual cap of 65,000 visas each fiscal year.

13 Jun 2017

PM Narendra Modi to meet Donald Trump on June 26; H1-B visa, terrorism top agenda

PM Modi will on June 26 hold talks with President Trump on a range of issues, including terrorism and India's concerns over possible changes in H1-B visa rules.

05 May 2017

Infosys move to hire Americans act of appeasement: Head Hunters

Infosys had on May 3 announced it will hire 10,000 Americans in the next two years and open four new centres in the US as part of efforts to mitigate the impact of H1-B visa curbs.

03 May 2017

White House welcomes Infosys decision to hire 10,000 Americans

Infosys yesterday announced it will hire 10,000 Americans in the next two years and open four new centres in the US as part of efforts to mitigate the impact of H1-B visa curbs.

02 May 2017

H-1B effect: Infosys to hire 10,000 American workers

Indian IT major Infosys will hire about 10,000 locals in the US over the next two years and set up four technology and innovation hubs there, as part of its efforts to tide over visa-related issues.

US administration

25 Apr 2017

H-1B visa issue: US says it greatly values investments by Indian companies

The Indian IT industry had expressed serious concerns over this as these visas were mainly used by domestic IT professionals for short-term work in America.

Arvind Subramanian

25 Apr 2017

Major action on H1-B visa would worry India: Arvind Subramanian

Any "serious actions" taken by the Trump Administration on the H-1B visa programme would be a cause of "worry" as a majority of Indian exports in the services sector go to the US, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian has said.

23 Apr 2017

US alleges TCS, Infosys of violating H-1B visa norms

The top Indian software companies TCS and Infosys have been accused by the US of unfairly cornering the lion's share of H-1B visas by putting extra tickets in the lottery system, which the Trump administration wants to replace with a more merit-based immigration policy.

22 Apr 2017

India-US ties stronger, more matured: Arun Jaitley

President Donald Trump this week signed an executive order for tightening the rules of the H-1B visa programme to stop its "abuse".

19 Apr 2017

Press Conference of NASSCOM

US administration

08 Apr 2017

Govt talking with US administration on H1-B visa, says Nirmala

The government is holding talks with the US administration over the H1-B visa issue and also working with the industries, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said

India's Information Technology

04 Apr 2017

Uncertainty on visa front key challenge for IT: Infy co-founder

Uncertainty on the visa front is the main challenge for India's Information Technology sector in 2017-18.

Singapore visa norms

03 Apr 2017

More trouble for Indian IT professionals: After US, Singapore tightens visa norms

While the Trump administration, on one hand, fuelling rise in anxiety in India with its clampdown on H1-B visa programme, Singapore has been quietly cutting down visas for Indian IT professionals over the last few months, the Times of India reported today.

Tata Consultancy Services

15 Feb 2017

H1-B visa worries 'hyped up', says TCS boss Chandra

N Chandrasekaran asked the USD 155-billion domestic IT industry not to get paranoid as these are exciting times with lots of opportunities.

09 Feb 2017

H-1B Visa issue: We are engaged with the US, says government

India on Thursday said it is engaged with the Donald Trump administration as well as members of the US Congress on concerns regarding the H1B visa issue, amidst apprehension that there may be a clamp down on it which can hurt Indian IT industry.

04 Feb 2017

Businesses can't fight govt: Murthy on H1-B visa

With the Indian IT companies feeling the heat over the H1-B visa, IT czar N R Narayana Murthy on Saturday said businesses cannot fight government and have to work within the limitations.

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