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The move comes days after the Public Broadcasting Service aired a documentary on H-1B visa programme that allows skilled workers from countries like India to fill high-tech jobs in the US. (Photo: DC/File)

Value investments by Indian firms: US on H-1B visa issue

State Department acting spokesman Mark Toner said that US wanted US-India business-to-business ties remain strong.

25 April 2017 8:14 AM IST

Attorney Brent Renison said the court did not say the lottery was the best way to distribute visas, only a permissible way. (Photo: File)

TCS, Infy account for 8.8 per cent H-1B visas

A Nasscom survey also found that the average wage for visa holders is over $82,000.

25 April 2017 12:25 AM IST

Union finance minister Arun Jaitley speaks to the media after returning from his trip to UK in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Arun Jaitley takes up H-1B issue with US govt official

Arun Jaitley is in the US to attend the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

22 April 2017 12:59 AM IST

Jaitley, leading an Indian delegation, arrived in Washington DC on Thursday morning to attend the annual Spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. (Photo: Twitter)

H-1B visa: FM meets US Commerce Secy, highlights role of Indian...

Ross is understood to have said the Trump administration's objective is to have a merit-based immigration policy.

21 April 2017 8:21 AM IST

President Donald Trump about the health care overhaul bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

H-1B change will need approval of Congress: Expert

Mr Trump's call for additional measures to combat fraud in this new executive order could be implemented more quickly.

21 April 2017 2:02 AM IST

For Indian IT firms like TCS, Infosys and Wipro, which employ large number of H-1B holders, the move signals longer wait for visa approvals.

Non-Indian IT firms use 50 per cent H-1B visas allotted

Nasscom worried about use of visa-dependent Indian firms' in US.

21 April 2017 3:45 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Washington DC for 1st meeting with President Trump (Photo: PMO, Twitter)

Modi must raise H-1B visa issue with Trump: Indians in US

Trump will host Modi at the White House on Monday and the two leaders would spend about five hours together in various...

25 Jun 2017 11:54 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and United States President Donald Trump (R)

No plans to raise H-1B talks: White House on Modi-Trump meet

A senior Trump administration official said that if the Indian side raised the issue then the Americans would be ready...

24 Jun 2017 3:31 PM IST

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File)

Modi-Trump talks will yield 'win-win formula' for H-1B visa issue:...

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 IST

Wipro sees 7 per cent rise in consolidated net

Wipro expects revenues to be in the range of $1,915 million to $1,955 million for the quarter ending June 30, 2017.

26 April 2017 1:01 AM IST

Contrary to these representations and in violation of the H-1B programme, the conspirators paid the foreign workers only when they were placed at a third-party client who entered into a contract with SCM Data or MMC Systems. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Indian-origin pleads guilty for H-1B visa fraud in US

According to federal prosecutors, Karne's conspirators recruited foreign workers with purported IT expertise who sought...

17 Dec 2016 1:34 PM IST

The class action suit accuses Disney of laying off information technology workers based solely on their national origin and race and replacing them with Indian nationals who received special treatment. (Photo: Representational Image?AFP)

Lawsuit filed against Disney for replacing US workers with Indians

According to a complaint, Disney informed 250 Orlando IT workers in October 2014 they would be laid off within 90 days.

15 Dec 2016 1:13 PM IST