H1b News

The H-1B visa program has long been a pivotal aspect of immigration in the United States, particularly for skilled professionals and international students.

India-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has promised to "gut" the H-1 B visa programme if elected to the office.

The US plan to announce in-country renewable H-1B visas will ensure that Indian professionals are spared the trouble of having to leave the country every time they need to get the document renewed.

Amid growing concerns of COVID-19 surge, the US on Thursday (local time) is temporarily dropping an in-person interview requirement for some work-visa categories - H-1B, L-1 and O-1.

Gauge of 10 IT shares on the National Stock Exchange - Nifty IT index - climbed as much as 2% with all, but one share, in the index trading higher.

US President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday unveiled a tightening of rules for immigration visas used widely by technology firms, claiming the new system would be better for American workers.

In a major relief to thousands of Indian IT professionals, a federal judge in the US on Thursday blocked the enforcement of a temporary visa ban by the Trump administration on a large number of work permits, including the most sought after H-1B visas, ruling that the President exceeded his constitutional authority.

US President Donald Trump has directed his administration to "reform" the H-1B visa system and move in the direction of merit-based immigration, White House officials have said.

Congress has raised the issue of trade deal and H1B visas ahead of US President Donald Trump's maiden visit to India saying that the 36-hour trip shouldn't be limited to the photo-ops and promotions.

A new study from National Foundation for American Policy shows that the US government is making things worse for major Indian IT companies.

The US government has announced plans to change the H1-B visa programme to give preference to workers with advanced American degrees, a move which could potentially have the effect of reducing visas for those educated elsewhere.

An Indian-origin man has been charged in the US with H-1B visa and mail fraud, the officials said.

The Trump administration has introduced a set of stringent provisions to the H-1B visa application process under which American employers must disclose the total number of foreigners already employed by them, making it tougher to sponsor fresh foreign workers. The H-1B visa, popular among Indian tech professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allo...

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said that India will raise the issue of changing H1B visa norms with the US at the 2+2 dialogue scheduled to be held on September 6 in New Delhi.

In 2016 technology professionals from India accounted for 74.2 per cent of the total number of H-1B visas issued by the US and the next year the figure increased to 75.6 per cent, a government report said here today.

The H-1B visa program has long been a pivotal aspect of immigration in the United States, particularly for skilled professionals and international students.

India-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has promised to "gut" the H-1 B visa programme if elected to the office.

The US plan to announce in-country renewable H-1B visas will ensure that Indian professionals are spared the trouble of having to leave the country every time they need to get the document renewed.

Amid growing concerns of COVID-19 surge, the US on Thursday (local time) is temporarily dropping an in-person interview requirement for some work-visa categories - H-1B, L-1 and O-1.

Gauge of 10 IT shares on the National Stock Exchange - Nifty IT index - climbed as much as 2% with all, but one share, in the index trading higher.

US President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday unveiled a tightening of rules for immigration visas used widely by technology firms, claiming the new system would be better for American workers.

In a major relief to thousands of Indian IT professionals, a federal judge in the US on Thursday blocked the enforcement of a temporary visa ban by the Trump administration on a large number of work permits, including the most sought after H-1B visas, ruling that the President exceeded his constitutional authority.

US President Donald Trump has directed his administration to "reform" the H-1B visa system and move in the direction of merit-based immigration, White House officials have said.

Congress has raised the issue of trade deal and H1B visas ahead of US President Donald Trump's maiden visit to India saying that the 36-hour trip shouldn't be limited to the photo-ops and promotions.

A new study from National Foundation for American Policy shows that the US government is making things worse for major Indian IT companies.

The US government has announced plans to change the H1-B visa programme to give preference to workers with advanced American degrees, a move which could potentially have the effect of reducing visas for those educated elsewhere.

An Indian-origin man has been charged in the US with H-1B visa and mail fraud, the officials said.

The Trump administration has introduced a set of stringent provisions to the H-1B visa application process under which American employers must disclose the total number of foreigners already employed by them, making it tougher to sponsor fresh foreign workers. The H-1B visa, popular among Indian tech professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allo...

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said that India will raise the issue of changing H1B visa norms with the US at the 2+2 dialogue scheduled to be held on September 6 in New Delhi.

In 2016 technology professionals from India accounted for 74.2 per cent of the total number of H-1B visas issued by the US and the next year the figure increased to 75.6 per cent, a government report said here today.