Tech Layoffs: Indians Most Impacted Amid 195-Year Wait For Green Card
2 years, 1 month ago

Tech Layoffs: Indians Most Impacted Amid 195-Year Wait For Green Card

ABP News  

Mass layoffs in the technology space have forced many workers living in the US to rely on temporary visas. The layoffs also impacted a lot of Indian employees working in the tech sector being laid off amid wait for their US green card. Tech companies, including Amazon, Lyft, Meta, Salesforce, Stripe, and Twitter, have been sponsoring at least 45,000 H-1B workers in the past three years, according to a Bloomberg analysis of data from US Citizenship and Immigration Services. H-1B holders who become unemployed can stay put in the US for only 60 days legally in absence of new employers sponsoring them, the report quoted. The layoffs hugely impacted Indians, who remained on temporary visas way more than other foreign groups due to backlogs in obtaining permanent residency.

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

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ABP News  

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7 months, 1 week ago

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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News 18  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Quint  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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1 year, 8 months ago

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ABP News  

US Citizenship and Immigration Services says that it is wrong to assume that laid-off workers holding H-1B visas have to leave the country within 60 days, they have multiple options to stay in the US, reported news agency PTI. In a letter to the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies, USCIS Director Ur M Jaddou said, “When non-immigrant workers …

Laid-off Indian techies in the US can stay beyond H-1B visa time limit of 60 days to find new job
1 year, 9 months ago

Laid-off Indian techies in the US can stay beyond H-1B visa time limit of 60 days to find new job

India Today  

Good news for laid-off Indian techies living in the United States. Until now, these employees on H-1B visa had just 60 days to find a new job after termination from their current job role. The latest announcement by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services reveals that the layoffs impacted employees can continue to stay in the United States even beyond …

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1 year, 9 months ago

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Firstpost  

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1 year, 9 months ago

Grace period for H1B visa holders to be extended amid mass layoffs?

Hindustan Times  

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Facebook wards off $3.7 billion lawsuit, Indian workers impacted by U.S. tech layoffs, and more | Today’s Cache
1 year, 10 months ago

Facebook wards off $3.7 billion lawsuit, Indian workers impacted by U.S. tech layoffs, and more | Today’s Cache

The Hindu  

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1 year, 10 months ago

Tech layoffs cause havoc for Indian workers in the United States

The Hindu  

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How tech layoffs will affect the H-1B worker economy
1 year, 10 months ago

How tech layoffs will affect the H-1B worker economy

Hindustan Times  

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Left jobless, thousands of Indian IT workers scramble for options to stay in the U.S.
1 year, 11 months ago

Left jobless, thousands of Indian IT workers scramble for options to stay in the U.S.

The Hindu  

Thousands of Indian IT professionals in the U.S. who lost their jobs due to the series of recent lay-offs at companies such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon are now struggling to find new employment within the stipulated period under their work visas to stay in the country. A significantly large number of Indian IT professionals, who are on non-immigrant work …

After mass layoffs, thousands of Indian techies struggle to find new jobs in US
1 year, 11 months ago

After mass layoffs, thousands of Indian techies struggle to find new jobs in US

Hindustan Times  

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Thousands of Indian IT professionals look for options to stay in the US after massive lay-offs
1 year, 11 months ago

Thousands of Indian IT professionals look for options to stay in the US after massive lay-offs

India TV News  

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Will Amazon layoffs lead to an exodus of Indians from the US?
1 year, 11 months ago

Will Amazon layoffs lead to an exodus of Indians from the US?

Firstpost  

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Amazon, Salesforce Layoffs: What Does This Mean for Indian Workers on Visa? EXPLAINED
1 year, 11 months ago

Amazon, Salesforce Layoffs: What Does This Mean for Indian Workers on Visa? EXPLAINED

News 18  

Amazon and Salesforce, makers of business software, are the latest US technology companies to announce significant job cuts as they trim payrolls that grew rapidly during the pandemic lockdown. Benioff pioneered the method of leasing software services to internet-connected devices — a concept now known as “cloud computing.” The layoffs follow a reorganisation in Salesforce’s upper management. In a letter …

Data | Layoffs by IT firms in the U.S. will greatly impact H-1B workers from India
2 years ago

Data | Layoffs by IT firms in the U.S. will greatly impact H-1B workers from India

The Hindu  

In 2020, the number of people employed by Meta was about 58,000. Also, over 95% of people were already using social media and messaging platforms, according to GWI, an audience research company, so the potential for growth for companies was minimal. This is a problem that only Indian workers face, as the waiting time in other countries is less by …

Meta offers immigration support to H-1B visa holders impacted by its lay-offs
2 years, 1 month ago

Meta offers immigration support to H-1B visa holders impacted by its lay-offs

Hindustan Times  

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2 years, 7 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The Biden administration has announced that certain categories of immigrants, including those seeking green cards and spouses of H-1B visa holders, would be permitted to use their expired work permits for an additional 18 months, offering a reprieve to thousands of Indians working in this country and prevent further disruption for US employers. The extension period of up to …

Key bill benefitting Indian IT professionals in United States passes big hurdle
2 years, 8 months ago

Key bill benefitting Indian IT professionals in United States passes big hurdle

India TV News  

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Elusive US Green Card and Why Indians Immigrants Have to Wait for Years to Get One
3 years, 2 months ago

Elusive US Green Card and Why Indians Immigrants Have to Wait for Years to Get One

News 18  

The plight of undocumented immigrants has been at the front and centre of America’s national political debates for decades. Most individuals who are stuck in the work-based green card backlog are Indian nationals—the majority of whom work in the information technology sector—currently living and working in the United States. Pointing out the absurd nature of the backlog, Forbes wrote earlier …

US green card backlog: Fate of Indian immigrants hangs in balance
3 years, 2 months ago

US green card backlog: Fate of Indian immigrants hangs in balance

Firstpost  

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100,000 Green Cards at risk of going waste this year; resentment against Indian professionals
3 years, 4 months ago

100,000 Green Cards at risk of going waste this year; resentment against Indian professionals

India TV News  

About one lakh employment-based Green Cards are at the risk of being wasted in less than two months, causing resentment among Indian IT professionals whose wait for legal permanent residency now runs into decades. The current pace of processing by US Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS suggests they will waste more than 100,000 Green Cards, a fact recently confirmed …

The Hindu Explains | How will the expiry of the Trump-era visa ban affect Indian workers?
3 years, 8 months ago

The Hindu Explains | How will the expiry of the Trump-era visa ban affect Indian workers?

The Hindu  

April 04, 2021 02:15 am | Updated 01:37 pm IST The story so far: Last June, the administration of former President Donald Trump, a Republican, halted the issuance of non-immigrant work visas of several types, including the skilled worker visa, or H-1B. Now, the 46th and current U.S. President, Democrat Joe Biden, has allowed the ban on H-1B visa issuance …

No More Ban on H1-B Visas: How Will it Help Indian Techies Working in the United States?
3 years, 8 months ago

No More Ban on H1-B Visas: How Will it Help Indian Techies Working in the United States?

News 18  

In a much-needed relief for Indian techies working in the US, the Joe Biden administration has decided not to extend the Trump-era visa. The visa ban, which was imposed by former US president Donald Trump last June, was centred on the H1-B visas and also affected the L-1 visa program, seasonal workers in the hospitality industry and students on work-study …

Joe Biden admin urged not to issue H-1B to Indians till country cap on Green Card is removed
3 years, 10 months ago

Joe Biden admin urged not to issue H-1B to Indians till country cap on Green Card is removed

India TV News  

An influential immigration advocacy group representing Indian-Americans on Thursday urged the Biden administration not to issue the most sought-after H-1B work visa to any individual born in India, till the time the discriminatory country-cap on green cards or permanent legal residency is removed. Issuing new H-1B visas to more Indians would add to this agonising painful wait for green cards, …

Trump extends freeze on H-1B, other work visas until March 31; Indian IT professionals to be hit
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump extends freeze on H-1B, other work visas until March 31; Indian IT professionals to be hit

The Hindu  

US President Donald Trump has extended the freeze on the most sought-after H-1B visas along with other types of foreign work visas by three months to protect American workers, saying while therapeutics and COVID-19 vaccines are recently available, their effect on the labour market and community health has not yet been fully realised. The decision will impact a large number …

'Green Card Waiting List for Indians Would Take 200 Years': US Lawmaker on Immigration Cap
4 years, 4 months ago

'Green Card Waiting List for Indians Would Take 200 Years': US Lawmaker on Immigration Cap

News 18  

A top American Senator has sought increase in the per annum cap on issuing of Green Cards or permanent legal residency to employment based immigrants, as several lawmakers had an intense debate on Senate floor about what is more important for the US: maintaining diversity or attracting best talent. Participating in a debate on the Senate floor, Democratic Senator Dick …

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