The H-1B visa programme, much sought after by high-skilled foreign professionals seeking work in the United States, has seen a notable decline in denial rates for initial employment in recent years. In the fiscal year 2024, the denial rate for H-1B visa petitions for initial employment remained relatively low at 2.5%, down from 3.5% in FY 2023. During his first …
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 …
Amid mass layoffs in the tech sector, the U.S. In the letter addressed to FIIDS director for policy and analysis strategy Khanderao Kand, the USCIS said it acknowledges the financial and emotional impact that job loss can have on employment-based non-immigrant workers and their families in the United States. When a non-immigrant worker's employment is terminated, either voluntarily or involuntarily, …
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said that it is wrong to assume that fired workers who hold H1B visa have to leave the country within 60 days. USCIS Director Ur M Jaddou in a letter to the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies said, "When non-immigrant workers are laid off, they may not be aware of their options …
