H-1b Visa Regulations

In a huge relief to tens of thousands of Indian professionals and top American IT firms, a US court has blocked two H-1B regulations proposed by the Trump administration to restrict the ability of American companies to hire foreign employees.

The US Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and several other organisations have filed a lawsuit against the federal government, asserting that recent H-1B regulations will undermine high skilled immigration into the United States.

The regulations in H-1B and J-1 visas for foreign workers, including from India, that prevent doctors from providing medical care at locations other than those specifically approved for their immigration status, are standing in the way of strongest possible medical response to the COVID-19, a bipartisan group of 40 influential US lawmakers has said...

The White House has formally received the proposed changes in the existing regulations to end the work authorisation for certain categories of H-1B foreign work visas.

The US is considering new regulations aimed at preventing the extension of H-1B visas, predominantly used by Indian IT professionals, as part of president Donald Trump's "Buy American, Hire American" initiative, a media report has said.

US' immigration regulator has demanded increasing the required investment for a EB-5 visa from $500,000 to over $1,300,000.

Infosys, India's No. 2 IT services firm, has said previously that it is ramping up work on on-site development centres in the United States to train local talent in an effort to address the visa regulation changes under consideration.

Even as uncertainty continues to mount over H-1B visa regulations promised by US President Donald Trump, a new study has found that foreign computer scientists granted such visas have helped increase welfare of Americans.

Global financial services major Morgan Stanley does not see a material business impact from the US government's latest move on H-1B visa. But it says that potential adverse changes to visa regulations are key risks to Indian IT companies.

HCL Technologies did not provide guidance on the possible impact in case any adverse regulations are introduced.

Flagship Indian IT companies would have to pay at least an additional $4,000 for every H-1B visa application under the new regulations that came into effect last December, according to details published today by a federal US agency.

Flagship Indian IT companies will have to shell out an additional US $4,000 for every H-1B visa application under the new regulations that came into effect last December, according to details published today by a federal US agency.

The regulation for spouses of H-1B visas, finalised as part of Obama's actions on immigration, will take effect starting May 26.

Continued presence of such a problematic provision in the bill, which was passed by a key Senate panel yesterday, industry sources said would not only badly hit Indian IT companies, but also disrupt operational capabilities of a large number of key American companies as well.

Reflecting the dire straits of the US job market and strict regulations imposed by the Congress, over 18,000 of the H-1B visas, are yet to be grabbed.

In a huge relief to tens of thousands of Indian professionals and top American IT firms, a US court has blocked two H-1B regulations proposed by the Trump administration to restrict the ability of American companies to hire foreign employees.

The US Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and several other organisations have filed a lawsuit against the federal government, asserting that recent H-1B regulations will undermine high skilled immigration into the United States.

The regulations in H-1B and J-1 visas for foreign workers, including from India, that prevent doctors from providing medical care at locations other than those specifically approved for their immigration status, are standing in the way of strongest possible medical response to the COVID-19, a bipartisan group of 40 influential US lawmakers has said...

The White House has formally received the proposed changes in the existing regulations to end the work authorisation for certain categories of H-1B foreign work visas.

The US is considering new regulations aimed at preventing the extension of H-1B visas, predominantly used by Indian IT professionals, as part of president Donald Trump's "Buy American, Hire American" initiative, a media report has said.

US' immigration regulator has demanded increasing the required investment for a EB-5 visa from $500,000 to over $1,300,000.

Infosys, India's No. 2 IT services firm, has said previously that it is ramping up work on on-site development centres in the United States to train local talent in an effort to address the visa regulation changes under consideration.

Even as uncertainty continues to mount over H-1B visa regulations promised by US President Donald Trump, a new study has found that foreign computer scientists granted such visas have helped increase welfare of Americans.

Global financial services major Morgan Stanley does not see a material business impact from the US government's latest move on H-1B visa. But it says that potential adverse changes to visa regulations are key risks to Indian IT companies.

HCL Technologies did not provide guidance on the possible impact in case any adverse regulations are introduced.

Flagship Indian IT companies would have to pay at least an additional $4,000 for every H-1B visa application under the new regulations that came into effect last December, according to details published today by a federal US agency.

Flagship Indian IT companies will have to shell out an additional US $4,000 for every H-1B visa application under the new regulations that came into effect last December, according to details published today by a federal US agency.

The regulation for spouses of H-1B visas, finalised as part of Obama's actions on immigration, will take effect starting May 26.

Continued presence of such a problematic provision in the bill, which was passed by a key Senate panel yesterday, industry sources said would not only badly hit Indian IT companies, but also disrupt operational capabilities of a large number of key American companies as well.

Reflecting the dire straits of the US job market and strict regulations imposed by the Congress, over 18,000 of the H-1B visas, are yet to be grabbed.