MADURAI: Representatives of 17 US companies will be visiting Chennai in February to discuss the opportunities to work jointly in infrastructure projects in India, James Golsen, principal commercial officer, US Consulate, Chennai, said here on Wednesday. Speaking on Indo-US bilateral trade relations at a seminar conducted by the School of Business Studies, Madurai Kamaraj University, [...] Read more »
Proposed US immigration bill would give foreign graduates a US green card
Colorado US Senator Michael Bennet introduced a bill last month that would grant greencard visas to foreign students graduating in specialties in science, technology, engineering and maths. The hope, he said, is that international students trained in America will stay in the country to help fill shortages in high-tech fields instead of returning to their [...] Read more »
Demand rises for visa workers
US companies are seeking more visas to bring highly skilled foreign workers into the country, hinting at a stronger labor market. The annual quota of 85,000 H-1B visa applications was filled in eight months this year, two months earlier than in 2010 – although not nearly as quickly as in the years before the recession, [...] Read more »
Remove cap on H1B visa and Green Card: New York Mayor
WASHINGTON: Calling for a comprehensive immigration reform that gives more opportunities to high-skilled workers from countries like India , New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has demanded removal of Congressional mandated cap on H-1B visas and Green Cards. “We must stop telling US companies that they cannot hire the high-skilled workers they need. By making it [...] Read more »
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