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The Chamber said the restrictions on H-1B visa will harm the US economy and business as it prevents merit-based immigration.

In an effort to curb immigration, visa approvals for distant relatives of immigrants dropped by 70 percent in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. 

The administration is looking at changing the interpretation of the “may grant” clause of the act so as to enable it to stop extending the H-1B visa.

According to the indictment, Kosuri, Jharia, and their co-conspirators have fraudulently applied for more than 800 illegal immigration benefits under the H-1B visa program. 

The H-2B program allows employers to bring foreign workers for temporary nonagricultural employment. The cap for the program is set at 66,000 for each fiscal year.

The administration’s plans may not be limited to changes in just the H-1b visa. There are proposals to change the practical training programs for foreign students and it may be announced in October 2018.

Increase in scrutiny and visa fees, along with the recently passed HR 170, is detrimental to bigger tech companies from India who file the H-1B applications.   

Although it is not a new rule, generally, it is assumed by the beneficiaries that they can work for only one employer during their H-1B visa status.

The diversity lottery program was introduced in the House bill in 1990 by Schumer and that helped create the visa program.

A separate visa classification for these dependents, for instance, of H-1B visa holders, will help bring more workers from abroad.

Immigration experts opine that the unfavorable view toward the H-1B visa classification is likely to affect businesses from next year.

Although the administration has not made any changes to the H-1B program so far, it is internally trying to discourage the work-visa through increased scrutiny and delays.

Sunitha Guntipally along with her husband Venkat Guntipally founded DS Soft Tech and Equinett, two employment-staffing companies for technology firms.

Entrepreneurs argued that DHS did not seek an advance comment from the public before announcing the delay. United States District…

Experts advise that H-1B and L-1 employers, as well as workers, should be prepared to share their visa-related information and documents during such visit.

The H-1B visa classification has been a bone of contention lately. However, there are some other work-visa options too that are available for nonimmigrant foreign workers

The bill approved by voice vote on Wednesday also prohibits H-1B dependent employers from replacing American workers with H-1B employees.

Reportedly, the 29-year-old suspect entered the US on the immigration program that allows 50,000 visas annually to eligible countries.

I received the US government’s Boren Scholarship to study in India, but could not use it because my visa was rejected twice.

According to the latest rule, all petitions using Form I-29 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, which includes H-1B and L-1 visas, will bear the impact.

The 64-year-old minister said skilled workers from India, who are mostly come on H-1b visas,  have contributed to the US economy and their efforts “must be suitably appreciated by the US side.”

The Indian IT giants including Infosys, TCS, and Wipro have univocally denied such claims of draining American jobs.

The service that enabled H-1B visa petitioners to expedite their application for a fee was temporarily withdrawn in March.

“Expected and needed program reforms will increase transparency and integrity for all stakeholders in the EB-5 market place,” says Rajan.

The report says that the Trump administration is issuing costly and time-consuming challenges