The new policy, which took immediate effect, limits the maximum duration of travel visas for party members and their families to one month, according to a State Department spokesman
A federal judge has struck down two Trump administration rules designed to drastically curtail the number of visas issued each year to skilled foreign workers
The head of the agency handling citizenship and visa applications was surprised when he faced blowback for cutting a reference to the US being a nation of immigrants
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Doing business in the US is getting harder
The State Department has proposed not to issue temporary business visas for H-1B speciality a move which could affect hundreds of Indians
Major players likely to ramp up local hires in US and go for offshoring to dodge visa and other cost issues
Hike may have a short-term cost impact on IT Indian companies, which are already ramping up hiring in the US and offshoring projects elsewhere.
The move has been taken based on 'misinformation' and is conterproductive to US economy, says Nasscom
Trump administration announced new restrictions on H-1B nonimmigrant visa programme which it said is aimed at protecting American workers
A federal judge has blocked the enforcement of the H-1B visa ban issued by President Donald Trump in June this year, saying the president exceeded his constitutional authority
The move offers temporary relief to non-immigrant visa holders and Indian IT companies, which are major beneficiaries of such visas
A federal judge has turned down an appeal by 169 Indian citizens who had challenged the proclamation of Trump that barred foreign nationals on H-1B specialty occupation visa from entering the US
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
India is engaged with US administration and its Congress on issues related to movement of Indian professionals including those pertaining to the H1B visa, said Minister of State for External Affairs
Nasscom said it has consistently raised the importance of visa holders working in the tech sector, particularly those who would be delivering services designated essential
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 current immigration system
The filing fees for H-1B high-skill visas has been hiked by 21 per cent to $555, while that for L (intra-company transfer) visas has been increased by 75 per cent to $850
The US has the largest international student population in the world, with more than a million of the nation's higher education students
Spokesperson of MEA Anurag Srivastava said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla raised the issue with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale during an online meeting