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Biden admin makes it easier for US companies to hire foreign workers with H-1B visas

Washington: The outgoing Biden administration has relaxed rules for H-1B visas that will make it easier for American companies to hire foreign workers with special skills and facilitate a smoother transition from F-1 student visas to H-1B visas, a move that is likely to benefit thousands of Indian tech professionals. The rule, announced by the Department of Homeland Security on …

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1 week ago

US announces H-1B visa overhaul to fill jobs faster; Indians likely to benefit most

India Today

In what would cheer hundreds of thousands of Indians, the Department of Homeland Security has announced a final rule to modernise the H-1B visa programme, enabling US companies to fill critical job vacancies more effectively. The new rule also permits quicker processing for individuals previously approved for an H-1B visa and extends eligibility to beneficiaries with a controlling interest in …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

H1-B income tax: Here's how to file your taxes and what documents are required

Hindustan Times

The H1-B status allows a qualified non-immigrant alien, or an alien who does not hold a lawful residency permit, to work in the United States as a specialist occupation worker. For federal income tax purposes, an alien in H-1B status—referred to as a "H-1B alien"—will often be considered a resident of the United States provided they satisfy the Substantial Presence …

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1 year ago

US hits H1B visa limit for 2024, here's what's next for businesses and foreign workers

Hindustan Times

The United States has hit the annual cap for H-1B visas, as confirmed by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, marking a crucial development in immigration. The USCIS stated that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to meet both the regular cap of 65,000 and the US advanced degree exemption, commonly known as the master’s cap, set at …

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1 year, 3 months ago

US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calls H-1B visas 'indentured servitude'; vows to 'gut it' if makes White House

Firstpost

The H-1B visa, much sought-after among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise Describing the H-1B visa programme as a form of ‘indentured servitude, Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed to gut the lottery-based system and replace it with meritocratic admission …

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1 year, 6 months ago

H1B visa renewal can be done in US itself PM Modi in address to Indian diaspora latest updates – India TV

India TV News

Modi address at Ronald Reagan Building: In a big relief to Indian professionals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Indian professionals can renew their work visas without travelling abroad. It has now been decided that the H1B visa renewal can be done in the US itself," PM Modi said while addressing the Indian diaspora at the Ronald Reagan Building in …

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3 years, 3 months ago

US court turns down Trump-era H-1B restrictions on visas for skilled foreign workers

Live Mint

A US federal judge on Wednesday turned down Trump-era changes to H-1B visa rules that were to deter US companies from replacing American workers with cheaper foreign labour. Nicholas Iovino, writing in Courthouse News Service, a nationwide news service for lawyers and the news media said that the rules restricting H-1B visas were found invalid because they were issued under …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Seven American businesses drop H1-B lawsuit against US Citizenship and Immigration Services

Firstpost

On behalf of the businesses, the American Immigration Council in March had filed a suit against the USCIS’ arbitrary rejection of H-1B petitions filed after 1 October Washington: A group of seven American businesses Monday announced to have dropped an H-1B lawsuit against the US Citizenship and Immigration Services after the federal agency agreed to accept and adjudicate previous decisions …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Seven businesses drop H-1B lawsuit against U.S. federal agency

The Hindu

A group of seven American businesses on May 3 announced to have dropped an H-1B lawsuit against the U.S. In March, the American Immigration Council, on behalf of the seven businesses, had filed a suit, challenging USCIS’ arbitrary rejection of H-1B petitions filed after October 1 solely because the H-1B workers’ intended employment start date fell after October 1. The …

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4 years, 6 months ago

‘H-1B curbs misguided, harmful’

The Hindu

The move by the U.S. to restrict non-immigrant visas, including the H-1B, until the end of 2020, is “misguided and harmful to the U.S. economy,” Indian software industry body Nasscom said. “American workers are facing greater challenges than they have in years, but that does not mean that talent shortages do not continue to exist,” Nasscom said, pointing out that …

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