H-2b Visa

For the first time, the US has temporarily made available 64,716 additional H-2B visas meant for unskilled foreign workers for the fiscal year 2023 to ensure that American businesses can plan for their peak season labour needs.

A US body representing American technology workers has urged President Donald Trump to suspend for this year the H-1B visa programme, the most sought-after among the Indian IT professionals, to protect their interests amidst the massive layoffs in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Donald Trump administration in the US has announced additional H-2B 15,000 visas for foreign workers. These 15,000 visas will be in addition to 66,000 visas already issued for fiscal year 2018, according to a statement by the Department of Homeland Security under the US government. The additional work visas will be with an aim to assist the US ...

US officials cracked down on H-1B visas, which are the most sought after by Indian IT professionals, earlier this year.

The one-time increase in H-2B visas - which would be available to workers taking temporary jobs in the seafood, tourism and other industries but not to farm laborers - is a seeming about-face from President Trump's "Hire American" rhetoric and follows heavy industry lobbying.

US lawmakers have decided to increase the quota for H-2B visas meant for unskilled foreign workers by nearly 400 per cent but the move is unlikely to significantly impact Indians as most of them do not opt for it.

US lawmakers have decided to increase by nearly 400 per cent the quota for H-2B visas meant for unskilled foreign workers, but will not affect Indians who do not opt for them.

Details of massive fraud and abuse of the popular H-2B work visa programme have been made public by a government report, which shows that in one of such cases more than 87 Indian nationals paid at least USD 20,000 each to enter the US illegally."Several recent convictions have shown that some employers and recruiters may be abusing the foreign work...

For the first time, the US has temporarily made available 64,716 additional H-2B visas meant for unskilled foreign workers for the fiscal year 2023 to ensure that American businesses can plan for their peak season labour needs.

A US body representing American technology workers has urged President Donald Trump to suspend for this year the H-1B visa programme, the most sought-after among the Indian IT professionals, to protect their interests amidst the massive layoffs in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Donald Trump administration in the US has announced additional H-2B 15,000 visas for foreign workers. These 15,000 visas will be in addition to 66,000 visas already issued for fiscal year 2018, according to a statement by the Department of Homeland Security under the US government. The additional work visas will be with an aim to assist the US ...

US officials cracked down on H-1B visas, which are the most sought after by Indian IT professionals, earlier this year.

The one-time increase in H-2B visas - which would be available to workers taking temporary jobs in the seafood, tourism and other industries but not to farm laborers - is a seeming about-face from President Trump's "Hire American" rhetoric and follows heavy industry lobbying.

US lawmakers have decided to increase the quota for H-2B visas meant for unskilled foreign workers by nearly 400 per cent but the move is unlikely to significantly impact Indians as most of them do not opt for it.

US lawmakers have decided to increase by nearly 400 per cent the quota for H-2B visas meant for unskilled foreign workers, but will not affect Indians who do not opt for them.

Details of massive fraud and abuse of the popular H-2B work visa programme have been made public by a government report, which shows that in one of such cases more than 87 Indian nationals paid at least USD 20,000 each to enter the US illegally."Several recent convictions have shown that some employers and recruiters may be abusing the foreign work...