H1B-visa

A war of words has broken out between India’s most powerful lobby of IT & ITeS companies, and US Govt. over the ongoing H-1B visa row. Last week, in a press statement, US Govt. had accused leading Indian IT companies of misusing…

US Govt.’s biggest protectionism move: ‘Buy American, Hire American’ order has been finally approved by President Trump. In a highly symbolic gesture, President Trump visited a tool factory at Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the…

FY 2018 will be tough for Indian IT sector. In fact, analysts are predicting that the next 12 months can be one of the worst for IT & ITeS sector, as both US and UK has introduced major changes in the work visa rules. While…

Japan is forcing the Indian workforce to look East, instead of West for a better life, and better career. As Donald Trump led US Administration is looking to restrict foreign immigrants and skilled workers from entering their country…

60% of the H1-B work visas issued annually by US are grabbed by Indians; as a result, H1-B visa holders contribute $1 billion to the US Govt. every year. Besides, Indian IT industry creates around 4 lakh direct and indirect jobs in US,…

As per recent report titled ‘2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange’ released by Institute of International Education (IIE) in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural…

Two US Senators from different political ideologies have together proposed a bill which can signal death knell for Indian IT firms in US, and can potentially kill ‘American Dream’ of thousands of non-Americans from all over the globe.…

There are various ways to enter USA from India; and one among them is the EB-5 visa, which is considerably less popular compared to H1-B visa, which is meant for skilled workers However, now, a new trend is coming up which enables…

A crucial bill in US House of Representatives have been passed, which has increased the H-1B and L1 visa fees by 100%. This means that American IT companies will need to pay $4000 for H-1B and $4500 for L1 visa now, if they want to hire…

A bill has been proposed in US, which can reduce the total number of H1B visas by 15,000. Considering that the bill is being supported by both Republican and Democratic parties, the probability of its approval is more positive than…