{"id":1245940,"date":"2023-05-29T07:41:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T02:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1245940"},"modified":"2023-05-29T07:42:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T02:12:29","slug":"foreign-health-workers-will-get-h1b-visa-to-work-in-usa-bill-introduced-by-us-congresswomen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/foreign-health-workers-will-get-h1b-visa-to-work-in-usa-bill-introduced-by-us-congresswomen\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Health Workers Will Get H1B Visa To Work In USA? Bill Introduced by US Congresswomen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The US has introduced a bill which would make it easier for the Department of Veteran Affairs to hire foreign employees on H1-B visas in case of a dearth of a suitable applicant in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Indians-In-USA-Opt-1280x720-1-1024x576-1-1280x720-1024x576-1-1-1-1-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Foreign Health Workers Will Get H1B Visa To Work In USA? 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