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Why Thousands Of Indians In US Face Deportation Risks
Amid US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, over one lakh children of Indian H1-B visa holders in the United States are reportedly facing the risk of self deportation from America.
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Sacked H1-B Visa Holders Have Options Other Than Leaving: US
Amid mass layoffs in the tech sector, the federal agency for immigration services has said it is wrong to assume that sacked workers holding the much-sought-after H-1B visas have to leave the country within 60 days.
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US Advisory Panel Suggests Extending Grace Period For H1-B Visa Holders
A presidential advisory sub-committee has recommended the federal government to extend the grace period for H1-B workers, who have lost their jobs, from the existing 60 days to 180 days.
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US Court Seeks Status Report On Visas To Family Members Of H1-B Holders
A US court has asked for a joint status report by March 4 on the prospects of work authorisation for H-4 visas, in view of the decision of the Biden administration to withdraw a Trump-era move to rescind work authorisation to certain categories of spouses of foreign professionals on H-1B visa.
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US Sues Facebook For "Channeling" Jobs To H1-B, Other Work Visa Holders
The Trump administration on Thursday sued Facebook, accusing it of discriminating against American workers by favoring immigrant applicants for thousands of high-paying jobs.
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Trump Order On H-1B Leaves Many US Workers Stuck In India
Natasha Bhat learned in late February that her father-in-law had suddenly died. Bhat, 35, recently recalled how she grabbed a backpack and hustled her U.S.-born 4-year-old son to the San Francisco airport to catch a midnight flight to India, her home country. She didn't anticipate being stuck there indefinitely.
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Hope US' Non-Immigration Visa Review Will Consider Benefits To H1-B: Foreign Secratary
India hopes the US' review of non-immigration visa will take into account concerns of H1-B visa holders, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said.
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Plan To End Work Permit For H-4 Visas Yet To Be Finalised: US Official
The Trump administration's decision to rescind work authorisation for H-4 visa holders, a large number of whom are the spouses of high-skilled Indian IT professionals, is yet to get a final shape as the rule making process is incomplete, an official said.
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Trump Promises Changes To H1-B Visas, Including Potential Citizenship
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he is planning changes to H1-B visas, which are issued temporarily to highly educated immigrants so they can work in specialty occupations, that would create simplicity, certainty and a possibility that the workers could become US citizens.
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Revoking Visas Of H-1B Holders' Spouses Will Split Families: US Lawmakers
A legislation seeking to stop the Trump administration from revoking the work authorisation of spouses of H1-B visa holders, which include Indians, has been introduced in the US Congress by two lawmakers. They said eliminating this benefit would force many foreign workers to use their talent to compete against American businesses.
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Tech Companies File Lawsuit Against US Citizenship Agency Over H-1B Visas
An IT advocacy group representing more than 1,000 small IT companies mostly run by Indian-Americans has filed a lawsuit against the US immigration agency for issuing H-1B visas for shorter than three years durations.
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"Unfair, Going Back To India": US Spouse-Visa Shift May Hurt H-1B Holders
Spouses of H-1B Visa Holders: US President Donald Trump's plan to ban spouses of high-skill visa holders from working will likely push 100,000 people out of jobs and negatively affect the visa holders and their employers, according to a new research study.
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Blow To Indians, US Plans End To Work Permits For H-1B Holders' Spouses
The Trump administration is planning to end allowing spouses of H1-B visa holders to work legally in the United States, a top federal agency official has told lawmakers, a move that could have a devastating impact on tens of thousands of Indians.
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H-1B Visa Holders' Spouses Make US More Attractive For Foreign Talent: Report
The Trump administration's proposal to withdraw the provision of giving work permits to the spouses of the H-1B visa workers, most of them Indians, will make America more attractive for foreign talent, according to an influential US immigration advocacy body.
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Relief For H-1B Visa Holders' Spouses, US Delays Decision On Work Permits
The working professionals who are likely to benefit include the H-4 visa holders, or the spouses of H1-B visa holders, since they are allowed to work by the virtue of their spouses awaiting their green cards. The DHS was previously scheduled to take a call on it by February 28 but it has been deferred till June pending review.
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Why Thousands Of Indians In US Face Deportation Risks
Amid US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, over one lakh children of Indian H1-B visa holders in the United States are reportedly facing the risk of self deportation from America.
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Sacked H1-B Visa Holders Have Options Other Than Leaving: US
Amid mass layoffs in the tech sector, the federal agency for immigration services has said it is wrong to assume that sacked workers holding the much-sought-after H-1B visas have to leave the country within 60 days.
-
US Advisory Panel Suggests Extending Grace Period For H1-B Visa Holders
A presidential advisory sub-committee has recommended the federal government to extend the grace period for H1-B workers, who have lost their jobs, from the existing 60 days to 180 days.
-
US Court Seeks Status Report On Visas To Family Members Of H1-B Holders
A US court has asked for a joint status report by March 4 on the prospects of work authorisation for H-4 visas, in view of the decision of the Biden administration to withdraw a Trump-era move to rescind work authorisation to certain categories of spouses of foreign professionals on H-1B visa.
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US Sues Facebook For "Channeling" Jobs To H1-B, Other Work Visa Holders
The Trump administration on Thursday sued Facebook, accusing it of discriminating against American workers by favoring immigrant applicants for thousands of high-paying jobs.
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Trump Order On H-1B Leaves Many US Workers Stuck In India
Natasha Bhat learned in late February that her father-in-law had suddenly died. Bhat, 35, recently recalled how she grabbed a backpack and hustled her U.S.-born 4-year-old son to the San Francisco airport to catch a midnight flight to India, her home country. She didn't anticipate being stuck there indefinitely.
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Hope US' Non-Immigration Visa Review Will Consider Benefits To H1-B: Foreign Secratary
India hopes the US' review of non-immigration visa will take into account concerns of H1-B visa holders, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said.
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Plan To End Work Permit For H-4 Visas Yet To Be Finalised: US Official
The Trump administration's decision to rescind work authorisation for H-4 visa holders, a large number of whom are the spouses of high-skilled Indian IT professionals, is yet to get a final shape as the rule making process is incomplete, an official said.
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Trump Promises Changes To H1-B Visas, Including Potential Citizenship
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he is planning changes to H1-B visas, which are issued temporarily to highly educated immigrants so they can work in specialty occupations, that would create simplicity, certainty and a possibility that the workers could become US citizens.
-
Revoking Visas Of H-1B Holders' Spouses Will Split Families: US Lawmakers
A legislation seeking to stop the Trump administration from revoking the work authorisation of spouses of H1-B visa holders, which include Indians, has been introduced in the US Congress by two lawmakers. They said eliminating this benefit would force many foreign workers to use their talent to compete against American businesses.
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Tech Companies File Lawsuit Against US Citizenship Agency Over H-1B Visas
An IT advocacy group representing more than 1,000 small IT companies mostly run by Indian-Americans has filed a lawsuit against the US immigration agency for issuing H-1B visas for shorter than three years durations.
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"Unfair, Going Back To India": US Spouse-Visa Shift May Hurt H-1B Holders
Spouses of H-1B Visa Holders: US President Donald Trump's plan to ban spouses of high-skill visa holders from working will likely push 100,000 people out of jobs and negatively affect the visa holders and their employers, according to a new research study.
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Blow To Indians, US Plans End To Work Permits For H-1B Holders' Spouses
The Trump administration is planning to end allowing spouses of H1-B visa holders to work legally in the United States, a top federal agency official has told lawmakers, a move that could have a devastating impact on tens of thousands of Indians.
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H-1B Visa Holders' Spouses Make US More Attractive For Foreign Talent: Report
The Trump administration's proposal to withdraw the provision of giving work permits to the spouses of the H-1B visa workers, most of them Indians, will make America more attractive for foreign talent, according to an influential US immigration advocacy body.
-
Relief For H-1B Visa Holders' Spouses, US Delays Decision On Work Permits
The working professionals who are likely to benefit include the H-4 visa holders, or the spouses of H1-B visa holders, since they are allowed to work by the virtue of their spouses awaiting their green cards. The DHS was previously scheduled to take a call on it by February 28 but it has been deferred till June pending review.
