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07 Oct 2020

Donald Trump announces new US H-1B visa rules, Indian techies likely to be hit

The Administration of President Donald Trump has unveiled a tightening of rules for immigration visas used widely by technology firms, claiming the new system would be better for American workers. The move to cut back H-1B visas for foreign skilled workers and tighten wage-based entry barriers citing "data" that more than 500,000 Americans have lost their jobs because of "H1B non-immigrants" is likely to affect the Indian techies the most. India and China account for the lion`s share of H-1B visas. As per US government data, India accounts for upwards of 70 per cent, most years.

26 Feb 2018

No fundamental change in H-1B visa programme: US diplomat

The H1-B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows the US firms to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers.

06 May 2017

'Legislative change needed in wage structure to prevent H-1B abuse'

The US Labour Department has said a legislative change is required in the four-tiered wage structure to take stronger action against firms using H-1B visas to replace their American employees with workers from countries like India.

20 Apr 2017

H-1B visa a trade and services issue, will keep a close watch: India

India on Thursday said it was keeping a "close watch" on the US tightening the H-1B visa rules which will impact Indian IT industry and professionals, and asserted that the issue will be taken up with the Trump administration.

13 Jun 2015

Disney ABC TV reverses plans to outsource IT jobs

Amid reports of a US government probe of two top Indian IT companies for possible violations of H-1B visa rules, Disney ABC TV has cancelled plans to outsource IT jobs, according to a media report

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