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NEW DELHI: Microsoft founder Bill Gates said it would be a “big mistake” if the US imposes curbs on the entry of skilled workers from abroad, putting his weight behind “smart people” from countries like India who want to work overseas.
“I can’t make any predictions. Immigration policy could get more difficult. Microsoft as a company is very vocal. It would be a big mistake,” Gates, here for overseeing the philanthropic activities of his foundation, said in an interaction with India Inc. (more…)
Bangalore: Two months after introducing the Durbin-Grassley visa reform bill in India and the U.S., the bill has once again been brought before the U.S. Senate. The bill if legalized will have serious implications for Indian IT companies as well as Indians seeking H-1B visas.
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Although Microsoft was the top U.S.-based recipient of H-1B visas in 2008, the largest users of the program remain the major Indian IT services outsourcing firms, according to government data.
Among other things: Be specific about your skill set, but don’t list technologies that were popular 15 years ago unless they relate to the job you’re applying for.
By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, InformationWeek, Feb. 18, 2009
The provisions are expected to affect new hires, not existing H-1B visa holders in the United States looking to renew their visas. (more…)
13 Feb 2009, 1558 hrs IST, PTI
WASHINGTON: US federal authorities have claimed to have unearthed a major H-1B visa racket with the arrest of at least 11 persons, most of them suspected to be of Indian origin.
Though the officials did not reveal the citizenship of those arrested, the names released indicated that almost all of them are either Indian or persons of Indian origin.
Vision Systems Group, an IT company headquartered in South Plainfield New Jersey, has been indicted on 10 federal counts including conspiracy and mail fraud charge. Viswa Mandalapu, is its CEO and President, according to the information available on the company’s website.
US Attorney Matthew Whitker alleged that Vision Systems Group, with a branch office in Coon Rapids, Iowa, used fraudulent documents to bring H-1B visa workers into the country, he was addressing a press conference at Des Moines, Iowa.
The Government is seeking the forfeiture of USD 7.4 million in proceeds raised through the alleged offenses. “This is just the tip of the iceberg as far as this investigation goes,” he said.
Besides Vision System Groups, at least five other companies are under investigations because of their alleged visa fraud. Two of them Worldwide Software Services and Sana Systems are based in Iowa.
Source: Economic Times