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There are pressing issues for thousands of Indian families in the U.S. H-4 visa holders particularly the ones having dependents (typically spouses and children) of H-1B visa holders, which are employment-based visas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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H-4 Visa Holders Living In Fear Of Deportation<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are now facing an uncertain future as they approach the age of 21 as under current U.S. immigration law, children on an H-4 visa<\/a> lose their status when they turn 21, a situation known as “aging out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, they will no longer qualify as dependents of their H1-B visa-holder parents, under the current immigration laws in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before this Implementation, they had two years to transition to another visa status after ‘aging out,’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, with the recent shifts in immigration policy it has thrown their future into doubt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, they are now exploring other options, including immigrating to countries like Canada or the UK as they offer more flexible policies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It appears that there is a massive backlog in the US employment-based green card system that disproportionately affects Indian immigrants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the registration period for H-1B visas for fiscal year 2026 with the process commencing on March 7 and runs through March 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Worsened Situation <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to the H-1B visa, it’s a non-immigrant visa further allowing US companies to employ foreign workers in specialised occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, the H-1B cap remains at 65,000 visas per year with an additional 20,000 for applicants with US master’s degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This system which is introduced by the USCIS has a beneficiary-centric selection process which reduces fraud and ensures fair selection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its new registration fee is $215.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This problem will have a huge impact as by the end of March 2023, nearly 1.34 lakh Indian children were expected to age out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation has worsened as a recent ruling from a Texas court blocking the work permits for new applicants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has a significant impact as DACA provides temporary, renewable two-year protection from deportation for undocumented youth, including those who lose dependent status after turning 21. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now many Indian youth now fear an uncertain future in the absence of this provision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are pressing issues for thousands of Indian families in the U.S. H-4 visa holders particularly the ones having dependents (typically spouses and children) of H-1B visa holders, which are employment-based visas.\u00a0 H-4 Visa Holders Living In Fear Of Deportation  They are now facing an uncertain future as they approach the age of 21 as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":1291783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[282,531,329],"class_list":["post-1291764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-h1b-visa","tag-nris","tag-usa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUnder 21 Children Of H1B Visa Holders In USA Can Be Sent Back To India - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/under-21-children-of-h1b-visa-holders-in-usa-can-be-sent-back-to-india\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Under 21 Children Of H1B Visa Holders In USA Can Be Sent Back To India - 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