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30 Jan 2022

H-1B visa registration for FY23 to begin in March, details here

Every year the US gives 65,000 H-1B visas open to all and 20,000 to those with advanced US degrees.

16 Jan 2019

New H1-B visa rule will adversely impact IT companies

In December 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed reversing the process for H1-B selection favouring advance degree holders.

01 Dec 2018

US proposes changes to H1B visas, to be given to most skilled foreign workers

The H1-B visa has an annual numerical limit cap of 65,000 visas each fiscal year as mandated by the Congress.

27 Sep 2018

US to deport foreigners no longer authorised to stay

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), tasked with granting visa or its extension to non-immigrants, said Wednesday they will start taking an incremental approach to implement the new rule from October 1.

08 Jun 2018

Green card waiting list includes over three-fourths of Indians

India is followed by a distant second China, which currently has 67,031 Chinese waiting for the Green Card. Thereafter none of the other countries have more than 10,000 people waiting for Green Card.

25 Apr 2018

H1B approvals for Indian IT companies drop by 43% between 2015-17: Report

The top seven Indian-based companies received only 8,468 approved H-1B petitions for initial employment in FY 2017, a decline of 43 per cent for these companies since FY 2015, when it received 14,792 H-1B visas.

US Citizenship and Immigration Services

07 Apr 2018

65,000 cap for H-1B visa reached, lottery soon to decide who will work in US

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.

21 Mar 2018

H-1B application process to begin from April 2; premium processing suspended

The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.

24 Feb 2018

New H-1B policy memorandum issued to protect workers: USCIS

The new H-1B policy memorandum is part of the effort by the Trump Administration to protect the wages and working conditions of both American and nonimmigrant workers and prevent any fraud or abuse, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said today.

26 Oct 2017

India raises concern over H-1B visas, but US makes its renewal tough

Despite India's concerns, the Donald Trump Administration has issued a new directive making it more difficult for the renewal of non-immigrant visas such as H-1B and L1, which is popular among Indian IT professionals.

04 Oct 2017

US resumes premium processing of H-1B visa, months after its suspension

Premium processing of H-1B visa was suspended in April to handle huge rush of new petitions

24 Jul 2017

US allows fast processing again for some H-1B visa applications

The US government said on Monday it would resume fast processing of H-1B visas requested by institutions of higher education and nonprofit and governmental research organizations, while leaving in place a longer approval time for companies that use the visas.

04 Apr 2017

Changed H-1B visa norms don't mean much for India: Nasscom

The Indian IT industry body Nasscom on Tuesday said the clarifying guidance by the USCIS on eligibility for computer programmers under the H-1B visa norms will have little impact on its members, as the clarification has been the adjudicatory practice for years.

04 Apr 2017

Computer programmer not to qualify as specialty occupation: US

Washington: The US has ruled that being a simple computer programmer would no longer qualify as a specialist profession, which is a must for the issue of a

05 Mar 2017

US suspends fast-track processing for highly skilled H-1B visa; Indian outsourcers likely to feel the heat

US authorities are temporarily suspending the speedy, premium processing of a visa which is often used by tech firms to recruit foreign skilled workers.

08 Apr 2016

H-1B cap reached, majority of applications by Indian companies

Majority of these estimated 250,000 H-1B visa applications are "certainly" either by companies that have Indian owner like TCS.

12 Jan 2016

US formally notifies increase in H1B and L1 visa fee

The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) said applicants for certain categories of H-1B visas post December 18, 2015 must submit an additional fee of USD 4,000.

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