H-1b

8 May 2019, 12:06 AM

Washington: The Trump administration is proposing a hike in the H-1B visa application fee to increase funding for the expansion of an app...Read More

US gets proposed regulation to end permit for H1B spouses

22 February 2019, 11:19 PM

Washington: The White House has formally received the proposed changes in the existing regulations to end the work authorisation for cert...Read More

H-1B holders ‘vulnerable to abuse’

18 January 2019, 12:19 AM

Washington: A US think tank has claimed that H-1B workers are “vulnerable to abuse” and frequently placed in “poor working conditions”, s...Read More

H-1B holders frequently placed in poor working conditions: US think-tank

17 January 2019, 03:10 AM

Washington: H-1B workers are “frequently” placed in poor working conditions and “vulnerable to abuse”, a US think-tank claimed Thursday, ...Read More

Working on H-1B visa reform, says US

1 November 2018, 07:35 PM

Washington: The Trump administration is working on reforming the H-1B foreign workers visa programme which will be part of a skills- and ...Read More

TCS only Indian company among top 10 firms to get foreign labour certification for H-1B visas

23 October 2018, 11:44 AM

Washington: Tata Consultancy Services is the only Indian company among top 10 firms to get foreign labour certification for the H-1B visa...Read More

Relief for Indian techies, US says no change in H-1B extension policy

9 January 2018, 11:36 AM

Washington: In a relief for Indian techies, US authorities today said that the Trump administration is not considering any proposal that ...Read More

Indian H-1B holders see silver lining

10 October 2017, 02:31 AM

As he gains in experience and comes face to face with realities, US President Donald Trump is giving up some of his pet but ill-thought-o...Read More

Misinformation about H1B is good for US: Senator

28 May 2017, 02:38 AM

“Our H-1B programme is badly outdated. It doesn’t provide enough high-skilled workers to meet demand. And it doesn’t do enough to tamp do...Read More

US accuses TCS, Infosys of violating H-1B visa norms

24 April 2017, 01:09 AM

Washington: The US has accused top Indian IT firms TCS and Infosys of unfairly cornering the lion’s share of H-1B visas by putting extra ...Read More

H-1B a trade and services issue, will keep a close watch: India

21 April 2017, 10:01 AM

New Delhi: India today said it was keeping a “close watch” on the US tightening the H-1B visa rules which will impact Indian IT industry ...Read More

Applications for H1-B to be accepted from April 3

17 March 2017, 02:58 AM

Washington : The US will start accepting applications for H-1B work visas for fiscal 2018 from April 3 amid the uncertainties surrounding...Read More

‘US wants PhDs not mid-level workers’

10 March 2017, 03:01 AM

Washington : H-1B work visa and employment-based green card categories, popular among Indian-Americans, are often not consistent with the...Read More

H-1B visa programme faces an onslaught of House Bills

10 March 2017, 03:00 AM

Washington : With the Trump administration seriously mulling H-1B visa reforms, at least half a dozen Bills have been tabled in the US Ho...Read More

Lawsuit filed seeking transparency in US’ H-1B visa lottery

24 May 2016, 05:32 AM

Washington: Two top American immigration- related advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the federal government seeking transparenc...Read More

H-1B visa reform bill unveiled in US Senate

11 November 2015, 07:12 PM

Washington : A bipartisan legislation seeking reform of the popular H-1B visa programme and modifying wage requirements has been introduc...Read More

US Congress lets ‘discriminatory’ outsourcing H-1B fee lapse