This viral Reddit post comes 2 weeks after the US State Department began vetting social media accounts for H-1B and H-4 visa applicants
The man, who had applied to renew his H-1B visa from Chennai, stated that he was one of the lucky few whose US visa application was not deferred to the next year
This comes amid a 20-state lawsuit challenging the Donald Trump administration's $100,000 H-1B visa fee for highly skilled foreign workers after Sep 21
While reviewing the visa application, the US immigration officials will go through the publicly available data on all the social media handles used by them in the past five years
Indian IT services companies may reduce their reliance on H-1B visa holders and increase local hiring in the US.
This comes days after his appointment to the post was confirmed by the Senate, as the India-US relationship undergoes strain due to US President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs and the new $100,000 H-1B visa fee
The Trump administration has proposed to make changes to the H-1B visa rules, which make them more restrictive in eligibility, increase employer scrutiny, and tighten cap exemptions
The lawsuit argued that Donald Trump did not have the power to override the law that created the H-1B visa programme
MEA has called on the Trump administration to consider the significant contribution of skilled talent exchange to the economic development of both the US and India, in light of new H-1B visa rules
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee impacts global tech talent, and three major tech nations can expect a windfall
Hiring in Indian Global Capability Centres will rise in volume and complexity, say experts; Latest visa uncertainty in the United States may push talented techies to stay in India
Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro has so far called India the 'maharaja of tariffs', a vampire, and Russia's laundromat
Experts say that the new policy could cut off the pipeline of US-trained talent and make companies reconsider their presence in the country. They say that tech companies along with small and medium businesses will be hit the hardest by the visa fee hike
US President Donald Trump's order hiking annual H-1B visa fees to $100,000 has sparked panic among Indian visa holders, leading many to cut short trips or cancel vacation plans
PM Narendra Modi's advisor, S Mahendra Dev, suggests Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee could significantly benefit India by boosting startups and retaining tech talent
The White House order detailing the new move also mentions that the departments of State and Homeland Security were now authorised to reject entry to petitions that did not comply with the measure
According to White House staff secretary Will Scharf and commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, the move was aimed at ensuring that people being brought into the US are 'very highly skilled' and do not replace American workers
The waivers will be in force until December 31 next year
The step is expected to benefit thousands of Indian-American women
The USCIS decision came after a court in California approved a settlement
The H-1B visa has an annual numerical limit cap of 65,000 visas each fiscal year
Another proposal is to eliminate per-country quota for the Green Card
Joined by 30 other companies to support the H-4 EAD programme
Public can respond in the next 60 days on the most sought-after work visa
Move to give sufficient time to consider the rule’s legal and policy issues
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