H-1B

H-1B visa petitioners would also need to pay $215 in pre-registration fees, up from the current $10 fee

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.

Appointments were being granted months after application due to the pandemic

Businesses in ongoing litigation also are fighting rules Trump imposed requiring higher wages for H-1B holders and prioritizing workers with higher pay for the visas.

The US issues up to 85,000 H-1B visas each year. Most of the nearly 600,000 H-1B visa holders are from India and China

The move is part of the Trump administration's efforts to protect American workers from being undercut by cheaper labour from abroad

The move has been taken based on 'misinformation' and is conterproductive to US economy, says Nasscom

Half of the top 30 H-1B employers use an outsourcing business model to provide staff for third-party clients

Under the new forms, employers need to give an estimate of the total number of foreign nationals already working at each location listed in the application

Across the country, thousands of Indian families are caught in a similar dilemma because of the outsized role that they play in the H-1B visa program

India has raised the issue of change in the H-1B visa policy, says Nirmala Sitharaman

H-1B is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers