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30 Mar 2024

US Tech Workers Accuse Company of Replacing Them

TCS dismissed the allegations as baseless, stating that it has never participated in illegal discrimination.

30 Jan 2022

H-1B visa registration for FY23 to begin in March, details here

Every year the US gives 65,000 H-1B visas open to all and 20,000 to those with advanced US degrees.

30 Jul 2021

Good news for Indians! US to conduct rare 2nd lottery for H-1B visa applicants

US will conduct a rare 2nd lottery for H-1B visa applicants It would provide another chance to hundreds of Indian IT professionals who could not make it in the first random selection

24 Jun 2021

US agency allows some H-1B visa seekers to re-submit their applications

The H-1B visa allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.

13 Mar 2021

Joe Biden admin to reconsider three policy memos on H1B visas by Trump regime

The Biden administration is willing to reconsider the objections to foreign workers on visas like H-1B by the previous Trump administration. The move is expected to come to the rescue of a large number of Indian IT professionals.

25 Feb 2021

Big relief for Indians working in US, Joe Biden lifts green card ban

US President Joe Biden lifted a ban on green cards imposed by Donald Trump The move will impact many Indians working in the US Donald Trump last spring halted the issuance of green cards

28 Jan 2021

Biden administration takes this move for spouses of those having H-1B visas

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.

09 Jan 2021

India working with US on extension of H-1B ban, says MEA

India is working with the US on the extension of H-1B ban, the MEA has said US President Donald Trump last month issued a proclamation where he extended the restrictions entry of immigrants and non-immigrants in the country

01 Jan 2021

Trump extends freeze on H-1B visa until March 31, Indians to be hit

US President Donald Trump has extended the freeze on H-1B, other work visas until March 31 Indian IT professionals will be affected with this ban on H-1B visa

09 May 2020

US likely to temporarily ban work-based visas like H-1B as unemployment rises

The US will reportedly put a temporary ban on the issuance of some work-based visas like the H-1B, which is popular among highly-skilled Indian IT professionals, as well as visas for students and work authorisation that accompanies them, due to the high level of unemployment caused by the coronavirus COVID-19 spread.

17 May 2019

US: IT firm sues govt for denying H-1B visa to Indian professional

The company's H-1B petition on behalf of Anisetty was denied on the sole ground that the job offered to him did not qualify as an H-1B speciality occupation, the lawsuit said.

17 Jan 2019

'H-1B holders often placed in poor working conditions, vulnerable to abuse'

The report by US think tank comes days after US President Donald Trump said he is soon coming out with reforms that will give H-1B visa holders certainty to stay in America.

11 Jan 2019

Donald Trump promises changes to H1-B visas, including potential citizenship

Donald Trump has assured to bring in changes that would simplify the H-1B visa and also add a degree of certainty to it.

02 Nov 2018

US makes H-1B visa rules tougher; Indian IT professionals to be hit

The Trump administration has introduced a new set of stringent provisions to the H-1B labour application process.

23 Oct 2018

TCS among top 10 firms to get foreign labour certification for H-1B visas

The H-1B visas are the most sought-after among Indian IT professionals.

18 Oct 2018

Donald Trump administration to propose major changes in H-1B visas

On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to come out with its new proposal by January 2019.

14 Sep 2018

Penalty imposed on US company for paying low wages to H-1B employees

As a result, People Tech Group Inc has been asked to pay its 12 employees USD 309,914 and has been slapped with a penalty of USD 45,564, it said.

31 Aug 2018

No change H-1B visa processing, Swaraj to rake issue during 2+2 dialogue

There's been a substantial increase in denial of H-1B visa petitions of Indians by the US Immigration authority as compared to people of other nationalities.

30 Jul 2018

Substantial increase in denial of H1-B petitions of Indians, says report

Indian applicants also received the most number of Request for Evidence for applications than the people from other countries, says a report from National Foundation for American Policy.

30 May 2018

US receives over 5,000 complaints on H-1B visa fraud: Report

More than 5,000 complaints of H-1b visa fraud and abuse have been received by a federal agency on a dedicated email helpline that was launched by the Trump administration last year, an official said.

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