H1 B Visa

US immigration agency allows some H-1B visa seekers to submit applications again

The H-1B visa allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise

Seven American businesses drop H1-B lawsuit against US Citizenship and Immigration Services

On behalf of the businesses, the American Immigration Council in March had filed a suit against the USCIS' arbitrary rejection of H-1B petitions filed after 1 October

Jolt for Trump administration as federal judge strikes down rules to curtail visas granted to skilled foreign workers

The US issues up to 85,000 H-1B visas each year. The new rules included imposing salary requirements on companies employing skilled overseas workers and limits on specialty occupations

In a big jolt to Indian IT workers, Donald Trump signs order against hiring H-1B visa holders for federal contracts

The H-1B visa, most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations

US immigration department says it may not grant visas to new students if colleges conduct courses online

The policy to deport already enrolled foreign students if they took classes online was rescinded after being challenged by eight federal lawsuits

High skilled immigrants body urges US President Donald Trump to address long sufferings of H-1B visa holders

A nonprofit body, representing high skilled immigrants from India, has urged President Donald Trump to address their long sufferings of H-1B visa holders by accelerating the pace of Green Card or legal permanent residency and remove bureaucratic, legal hurdles from the most-sought after work visa

Indian IT industry important stakeholder in strengthening India-US ties: Indian envoy Harsh Vardhan Shringla

The Indian IT industry is an important stakeholder in promoting business relations between India and the US as it contributes to the competitiveness of global operations of American companies and creates thousands of jobs in the US, Indian envoy Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said

G20 Osaka Summit: Indian tariffs unacceptable, tweets Donald Trump ahead of bilateral meet with Narendra Modi

Trump known for his whimsical outbursts on Twitter, just now took to the microblogging site to stress that India was wrong in mounting retaliatory tariffs on US imports after the latter dropped India from a list of 'preferred trade partners'

Donald Trump to propose merit-based immigration system, may make it 2020 election issue in case of opposition from Democrats

Trump is all set to announce a new proposal to overhaul the country's immigration policy that would give preference to foreigners based on merit rather than the existing system that gives preference to family ties

US district court in California dismisses visa fraud lawsuit against Infosys, Apple

A US district court in California has reportedly dismissed lawsuit filed against Apple and Infosys alleging visa fraud by both the companies