The White House has allowed a 2020 ban on H1-B skilled worker and certain other temporary visas to expire on March 31. H1-B visas, used more by Indian professionals than any other nationality, were suspended by U.S. President Donald Trump in June last year, ostensibly to protect American jobs, already reeling under the impact of the pandemic. No effect on …
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 …
MUMBAI: Industry body, National Association of Software and Service Companies, has called out the suspension of H1-B visa for skilled workers "misguided towards the US economy". “The proclamation issued today barring the entry of certain non-immigrants into America and setting new conditions for others is misguided and harmful to the US economy,” said the statement. Indian technology companies provide essential …
