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Team Trump Signals "Significant" Changes In H-1B Visa Allotment Before 2026
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said there will be "a significant number of changes" in the H1B visa process before February 2026, when the new fee of USD 100,000 goes into effect.
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This Racist Campaign Seeks To Block Indian H-1B Visa Holders Rushing To US
The US awards 85,000 H-1B visas per year on a lottery system, with India accounting for around three-quarters of the recipients.
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What India Said On Proposed Changes To H-1B Visa Selection Process
The government is aware of the one-month public comment period before the final rules are drafted for overhauling the H-1B visa lottery system, the Foreign Ministry has said.
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Trump Administration Proposes To Scrap H-1B Lottery System, Floats New Rules
The US has unveiled plans to make more changes to the H-1B visa programme just days after President Donald Trump announced a steep hike in fees to $100,000.
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Revised H-1B Fee Only For New Applicants, Won't Affect Renewals Either: Sources
In a big relief for Indians who are currently on H-1B visas, the new $100,000 fee will apply only to the next upcoming lottery cycle and not existing holders or renewals, a White House official told NDTV.
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US Completes 2nd Lottery Round For H-1B Visa, Candidates Notified
The US has completed a second round of random lottery selection for the much sought-after H-1B work visa for foreign guest workers and the successful applicants have been notified, according to a federal agency.
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H-1B Visa: 2nd Lottery Round To Be Held This Year, Says US Immigration Office
A second round of random lottery selection for the much sought-after H-1B visas for fiscal 2024 will soon begin after it was determined that "additional registrations" need to be selected to reach the numerical allocations.
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US H-1B Visa Lottery System Resulted In Abuse, Fraud, Says Federal Agency
The computerised drawing of lots devised to select successful H-1B applicants every year has resulted in abuse of the system and a sharp increase in fraudulent efforts, a federal agency said on Friday.
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US To Amend H-1B Visa Process To Prefer Skill, Wages Over Lottery System
The United States on Thursday announced that it will modify the selection process for H-1B visa, giving priority to salary and skills, instead of the current lottery procedures.
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Cap For H-1B Visa Reached, Say US Immigration Services
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it has reached the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for fiscal year 2019 and would conduct a lottery to decide successful applicants for the work visa popular among Indian IT professionals.
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US Accuses TCS, Infosys Of Unfairly Cornering 'Lion's Share' Of H-1B Visas
The US has accused top Indian IT firms TCS and Infosys of unfairly cornering the lion's share of H-1B visas by putting extra tickets in the lottery system, which the Trump administration wants to replace with a more merit-based immigration policy.
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US Colleges Court Foreign Entrepreneurs Who Need Visas
He came to America on a student visa, earned a master's degree from Babson College and is now starting a new business, but Abhinav Sureka worries that he'll have to return to India. To stay, he needs an H-1B visa, a temporary work permit typically obtained through a lottery with lower odds of winning than a coin toss.
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US receives 172,000 H1B visa petitions, lottery decides fate
The US, which received more than 172,000 applications for the H-1B visas, has conducted a computerised draw of lots to determine who all would be given the most sought after work visas that are highly popular among IT professionals from countries like India.
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H1B visas may be decided through lottery this year
The much sought-after H-1B work visas could be decided through lottery this year, industry experts and officials feel, based on initial feedback from companies, as the US starts accepting applications from Monday.
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Team Trump Signals "Significant" Changes In H-1B Visa Allotment Before 2026
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said there will be "a significant number of changes" in the H1B visa process before February 2026, when the new fee of USD 100,000 goes into effect.
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This Racist Campaign Seeks To Block Indian H-1B Visa Holders Rushing To US
The US awards 85,000 H-1B visas per year on a lottery system, with India accounting for around three-quarters of the recipients.
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What India Said On Proposed Changes To H-1B Visa Selection Process
The government is aware of the one-month public comment period before the final rules are drafted for overhauling the H-1B visa lottery system, the Foreign Ministry has said.
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Trump Administration Proposes To Scrap H-1B Lottery System, Floats New Rules
The US has unveiled plans to make more changes to the H-1B visa programme just days after President Donald Trump announced a steep hike in fees to $100,000.
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Revised H-1B Fee Only For New Applicants, Won't Affect Renewals Either: Sources
In a big relief for Indians who are currently on H-1B visas, the new $100,000 fee will apply only to the next upcoming lottery cycle and not existing holders or renewals, a White House official told NDTV.
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US Completes 2nd Lottery Round For H-1B Visa, Candidates Notified
The US has completed a second round of random lottery selection for the much sought-after H-1B work visa for foreign guest workers and the successful applicants have been notified, according to a federal agency.
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H-1B Visa: 2nd Lottery Round To Be Held This Year, Says US Immigration Office
A second round of random lottery selection for the much sought-after H-1B visas for fiscal 2024 will soon begin after it was determined that "additional registrations" need to be selected to reach the numerical allocations.
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US H-1B Visa Lottery System Resulted In Abuse, Fraud, Says Federal Agency
The computerised drawing of lots devised to select successful H-1B applicants every year has resulted in abuse of the system and a sharp increase in fraudulent efforts, a federal agency said on Friday.
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US To Amend H-1B Visa Process To Prefer Skill, Wages Over Lottery System
The United States on Thursday announced that it will modify the selection process for H-1B visa, giving priority to salary and skills, instead of the current lottery procedures.
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Cap For H-1B Visa Reached, Say US Immigration Services
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it has reached the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for fiscal year 2019 and would conduct a lottery to decide successful applicants for the work visa popular among Indian IT professionals.
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US Accuses TCS, Infosys Of Unfairly Cornering 'Lion's Share' Of H-1B Visas
The US has accused top Indian IT firms TCS and Infosys of unfairly cornering the lion's share of H-1B visas by putting extra tickets in the lottery system, which the Trump administration wants to replace with a more merit-based immigration policy.
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US Colleges Court Foreign Entrepreneurs Who Need Visas
He came to America on a student visa, earned a master's degree from Babson College and is now starting a new business, but Abhinav Sureka worries that he'll have to return to India. To stay, he needs an H-1B visa, a temporary work permit typically obtained through a lottery with lower odds of winning than a coin toss.
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US receives 172,000 H1B visa petitions, lottery decides fate
The US, which received more than 172,000 applications for the H-1B visas, has conducted a computerised draw of lots to determine who all would be given the most sought after work visas that are highly popular among IT professionals from countries like India.
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H1B visas may be decided through lottery this year
The much sought-after H-1B work visas could be decided through lottery this year, industry experts and officials feel, based on initial feedback from companies, as the US starts accepting applications from Monday.
