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H-1B visa ban will harm businesses relying on immigrants workers: Lawmakers

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise

Things to know: Trump suspends H1B, other visas till 2020-end.What it means

The presidential proclamation that temporarily blocks foreign workers entering on H1B visas, are for skilled employees, and L visas for managers and specialised workers being transferred

H-1B, L-1 visas suspension 'mildly negative' for Indian IT firms: Icra

Indian IT companies have reduced their dependence on the visas because of the tightening of visa issuances

US economy to grow slowly than hoped due to Covid-19: Fed official

Since February, US employers have cut nearly 20 million jobs from payrolls, reversing almost 10 years of job gains, according to the Labor Department

Sunder Pichai disappointed by Donald Trump's immigration proclamation

Immigration has contributed immensely to America's economic success, making it a global leader in tech, and also Google the company it is today, Pichai said

Suspension of work visas to free up to 525,000 jobs in US: White House

A proclamation of Trump on Monday temporarily suspended till the end of the current year a number of popular non-immigrant visas including the H-1B, H-4, H-2B visa, J and L visas

H-1B visa ban to hit innovation, foreign investment: US corporate sector

The Trump administration should stop trying to create and exploit crises to enact the largest cuts to legal immigration in a century. This is deeply harmful to America, Schultz said

Reform H-1B visa, move towards merit-based immigration: Trump to officials

Noting that there is a cap on H-1B visas of 85,000 every year, the official said that last year, 2,25,000 applications were received for those visas

US H1-B visa ban: Who is affected by Trump's new rules on work visas?

The effects of the proclamation may not be immediately felt as the issuance of work visas had already dramatically declined due to the coronavirus pandemic

Donald Trump to suspend H-1B work visas and others through end of year

Trump will block the entry of foreign workers on H-1B visas for skilled workers and L-1 visas for workers being transferred within a company through the end of the year, the official said

IT companies jittery over Donald Trump's plan to suspend H-1B visa

The Indian information technology industry, which has long been a beneficiary of the H-1B visa regime, is likely to be directly impacted if such a suspension is announced for a longer term.

Work permit, visa extension: Relief for foreign students stranded in US

The US said that non-immigrant visa holders, who are facing challenges due to Covid-19, might be provided special consideration or expedited processing on a case-by-case basis

Legal setback for Trump as US judge rejects policy of expanded deportation

Legal setback for Trump as US judge rejects policy of expanded deportation

US agency completes implementation of H-1B electronic registration process

Companies applying for H-1B visas for foreign workers in fiscal year 2021 will have to register online and pay a processing fee of $10.

US immigration fraud: 90 more students, mostly Indians, held from fake univ

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE in March arrested 161 students from the fake university established by it in the US state of Michigan

Trump's rule to keep out low-income immigrants gets blocked by courts

US District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan called the rule 'repugnant to the American Dream of the opportunity for prosperity and success through hard work and upward mobility'

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