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Biden administration begins reversing Trump's damage on H-1B and immigration
Politically, this is a good time for immigration laws to be revamped and modernized. Concluding from various polls conducted over the last ...
Apple, Google, other US business groups applaud Biden's immigration reforms
Called the US Citizenship Act of 2021, the legislation modernises the immigration system, and also proposes to eliminate the per country ca...
New H-1B rule not valid, other changes on hold for 60 days
The modification, proposed by the previous administration under Donald Trump, was introduced last week seeking changes to the terms of empl...
US President Joe Biden sends comprehensive immigration reform bill to Congress on day one in White House
Called the US Citizenship Act of 2021, the legislation modernises the immigration system, and also proposes to eliminate the per country ca...
H-1B work visas: Biden's immigration bill proposes to eliminate per country cap, to benefit Indian IT professionals
Indian IT professionals, most of whom are highly skilled and come to the US mainly on the H-1B work visas, are the worst sufferers of the c...
Joe Biden's 'overhaul' of US immigration policy to help Indians in Green Card queue
Biden is also likely to reverse Trump's proposal to revoke work authorisation for spouses of H-1B visa holders and take steps to reduce the...
Trump admin fires again: Customers of IT service companies to meet H-1B filing & other obligations under new rule
Customers of companies where H-1B workers are to be deputed, will also have to file for Labour Condition Applications (LCAs) and H-1B appli...
New rule calls for higher wages for H-1B visa holders
“The US Department of Labor is taking these steps to strengthen wage protections, address abuses in visa programs, and protect American wor...
Foreign students will be the biggest losers in new H-1B selection process
This new selection process will have a devastating effect on foreign students as most qualifying foreign students are sponsored for Level 1...
Only the highest paid will be selected: An expert decodes Trump’s parting shot at H-1B
The wage levels are derived from the US Department of Labor data, which qualifies employees based upon a combination of the education and e...
Foreign students will be the biggest losers in the new H-1B selection process
Even students with some experience and master’s degrees, who could qualify for Level 2 positions are not likely to stand a chance. The chan...
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This year's H-1B lottery: The Trump legacy of chaos must end
Based upon Trump’s Executive Orders, USCIS has throughout the Trump administration turbocharged its assault on legal immigration; its plain...
India-American business group urges Biden to ease restrictions on H-1B visa
On December 31, outgoing US President Donald Trump extended a freeze on the most sought-after H-1B visas along with other types of foreign ...
Decoded: How Donald Trump's H-1B ban extension will impact Indian techies
H-1B workers who were in the U.S. in valid status when the June ban was announced were exempt from the ban and could procure a visa, and mo...
Trump extends freeze on H-1B, other work visas until March 31
The visa bans had been issued in April and June to protect American jobs and were set to expire on December 31. Extending the ban to March ...
Trump extends freeze on H-1B, other work visas until March 31; Indian IT professionals to be hit
US President Donald Trump on Thursday extended pandemic-related bans on green cards and work visas to large groups of applicants through Ma...
View: Are H-1B programmers “normally” professional?
Government agencies all over the world are guilty of exalting bureaucracy over common sense to some extent. But, nowhere is this more evide...
One more US court rules against H-1B wage hike rule
The lawsuit was filed by 17 individual and organisational plaintiffs, including Purdue University and AILA. The judge said that the poorly ...
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