H1 B Visas

Donald Trump working on ‘very big’ merit-based immigration system, White House says in statement

The statement came soon after Donald Trump said he is working on an executive order on immigration that will include a 'road to citizenship'.

Donald Trump suspends employment-based visas till December end: H1-B, H-4, L-1 visas among affected categories

US President Donald Trump suspended the entry of certain foreign workers on Monday until the end of the year, a move the White House said would help the coronavirus-battered economy, but which business groups strongly oppose

Tech Mahindra delays appraisals for senior staff as Trump heat adds to worries

In a move aimed at boosting its margin, software firm Tech Mahindra has put on hold appraisals of its employees having experience of more than six years

Need to probe laying off of US workers for Indians with H1-B visas : US homeland secy

Amid reports that Walt Disney has laid off American employees and replaced them with Indians holding H1-B visas, the US Homeland Security Secretary said any such allegations are very troubling.

Khurshid expresses concern over H1-B visas to Kerry

India has flagged its concerns with the US over much-sought after H1-B visas besides outlining the recent steps it has taken to ease economic concerns raised by American businesses, ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with President Barack Obama.

US immigration bill with bureaucratic H-1B visas sails through Senate

The bill raises the yearly cap on H1-B visas to 180,000 which is good, but there are several killer provisions in the Senate bill that could hobble Indian outsourcing firms' businesses in the US.