H1b Visa

Will Amazon layoffs lead to an exodus of Indians from the US?

Amazon has announced that it will be laying off 18,000 workers. Now Indians working on an H1-B visa have to find a new job in 60 days or face the fear of being deported from the US. With a recession looming, their future seems bleak

US govt reverses Donald Trump-era policy to reject certain H-1B visa applications

The earlier policy had allowed immigration officers to reject H-1B visa applications instead of first issuing a notice of intent to deny to the applicants

Donald Trump administration relaxes rules for H-1B visa holders, allows them to return to pre-ban jobs

This is the first relaxation of rules since Trump signed a proclamation on 22 June suspending the entry of non-immigrant visa categories like the H-1B and L1 visas till the end of the year

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

H-1B visas suspended: Donald Trump signs proclamation halting entry of workers on work visas, asks officials to move towards merit-based immigration

Moving to a merit-based immigration system, the White House said in a statement soon after Donald Trump issued a proclamation to temporarily suspend H-1B and other work visas till the end of the year. The Trump Administration will reform the immigration system to prioritise the highest-skilled workers and protect American jobs, it said.

Donald Trump's immigration plans create panic and anger among the Indian diaspora in the US

By Tuesday, Donald Trump had ordered a 60-day halt in issuing green cards to prevent people from immigrating to the United States, backing away from his harder-edged plans to suspend guest-worker programmes after business groups erupted in anger at the prospect of losing labour from countries like India

H4 EAD: USCIS chief signals it's end of the road for H4 work permits; tighter rules on H1B payscales coming soon

Chief of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Francis Cissna, in a three page letter dated April 4 to the US Senate Juiciary Committee, has confirmed it's the end of the road for H4 workers' employment authorisations in Donald Trump's administration. Calling the letter an "update" on USCIS' effort to ensuring integrity of the immigration system, Cissna goes into great detail on employment based immigration programs and the associated spouse visas.

Firstpost Explains: How Indians will benefit from US legislation to lift country-specific caps on green cards

Much to the delight of Indian professionals, US lawmakers on 10 July passed a bill to lift the current seven per cent country- cap for the issue of green cards.

Donald Trump govt to ban work permits for spouses of H-1B holders: Move will impact not just Indian techies but also US economy

India-based global IT Services companies do not take the majority of new H-1B visas, contrary to prevalent rhetoric

Donald Trump's new merit-based immigration system to benefit Indian professionals, skilled workers

The immigration reform proposals significantly increase the quota for skilled workers from the existing nearly 12 percent to 57 percent.