The bill has been passed by the House Judiciary Committee and is now headed for the US senate.
02 Jan 2018 10:45 AM
H1-B workers may work for more than one employer, says US immigration agency.
17 Dec 2017 6:29 AM
The bill prohibits H-1B dependent employers from replacing American workers with H-1B employees, there are no longer any exceptions.
16 Nov 2017 10:36 AM
Southern cities fare better than Delhi, Mumbai in hiring performance.
03 Nov 2017 2:26 AM
Trump administration this week made it more difficult for renewal of H-1B and L1, popular among Indian IT professionals.
28 Oct 2017 5:46 PM
the US Citizenship and Immigration Services said that the burden of proof in establishing eligibility is, at all times, on the petitioner.
25 Oct 2017 9:07 PM
Further talking about Indo-US relationship, Jaitley said that the two countries share a very mature relationship.
15 Oct 2017 10:32 AM
In September, the country opened up some categories of the H-1B visas for the fast processing.
04 Oct 2017 1:05 PM
Swaraj and Tillerson also discussed strengthening of the US-India political and economic partnership, officials said.
23 Sep 2017 1:28 PM
The year-over-year increase in terms of issuance of H-1B visas and L1 visas (work permit) to Indians is six per cent each, an official said.
14 Sep 2017 8:40 PM
Khanna said obviously it would be illegal to single out any company based on nationality or based on race or religion.
14 Sep 2017 2:05 PM
'Both US and Indian economies have really benefited from the H-1B programme,' Center for Global Development (CGD) in a report said.
08 Aug 2017 1:16 PM
The rise in numbers alongside these reports raise concerns about the future integrity of both visa programs, Senator Chuck Grassley said.
20 Jul 2017 10:54 AM
Pew said from fiscal 2010 to 2014, about 36 per cent of employment-related Green cards more than 222,000 were granted to H-1B visa holders.
11 Jul 2017 4:55 PM
He said that the government has set up a committee to look into all the H1B visa issues.
28 Jun 2017 12:59 AM
Last year, US govt issued nearly one million visas to Indian citizens, and facilitated 1.7 million visits by Indian citizens to the US.
27 Jun 2017 1:19 PM
Trump will host Modi at the White House on Monday and the two leaders would spend about five hours together in various settings.
25 Jun 2017 11:54 AM
A senior Trump administration official said that if the Indian side raised the issue then the Americans would be ready for it.
24 Jun 2017 3:31 PM
Trump had made the alleged abuse and fraud in H-1B visa system a major election issue during his campaign.
17 Jun 2017 4:09 PM
Companies experienced a drop of 5,436 approved petitions (37 per cent) in 2016 as compared to the previous year.
07 Jun 2017 12:37 PM