From corporate America to Indian techies to Indian-Americans with family ties to their native land – all are lobbying hard to influence changes in the proposed immigration law that has started moving through the US legislative labyrinthine. Concerned that some “aggressively protectionist” provisions in the bipartisan legislation proposed by the so-called Senate Gang of Eight [...] Read more »
H-1B visa applications to be accepted from 2nd April: US
WASHINGTON: Applications for the most sought after H-1B work visa – used extensively by Indian IT professionals – for the fiscal beginning October 1, would be accepted beginning April 2, a federal immigration agency announced on Tuesday. The congressionally mandated numerical limitation on H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2012-13 is 65,000, as has been [...] Read more »
India to US: Don’t set back IT success story, ease visas
Voicing concern over protectionism, India has asked the US to address issues faced by Indian IT professionals, who pay $15 billion in taxes, and reminded Washington that this “success story” should not be set back by stringent visa regulations. “We do hope the current economic challenges in the US would not lead to protectionism and [...] Read more »
US and India talks about H-1B and L-1 visas postponed
Talks between the US and India regarding H-1B and L-1 visas and trade issues have been postponed indefinitely. US officials said that the talks were being held at the wrong time. India is unlikely to agree to its number one priority; Increased market access for US firms to India’s consumers. “While considerable progress on developing [...] Read more »
US to accept H-1B visa applications from April 1
WASHINGTON; The US would start accepting applications for H-1B visa, the most sought after work visa by Indian IT Professionals, for the financial year 2012 from April one. As mandated by the US Congress, the fiscal year cap on H-1B petitions for 2012, beginning October 1, is 65,000. The first 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on [...] Read more »
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