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Monday, May 13, 2024
TopicH1-B visa

Topic: H1-B visa

Trump’s H-1B visa suspension became political as it’s election time in US, says envoy Sandhu

At a FICCI event, Indian Ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu says a ‘mini’ trade deal is needed to achieve full potential of trade and business ties between both the countries.

174 Indians file lawsuit against Trump’s order on H1B visa

The lawsuit seeks an order declaring the presidential proclamation restriction on issuing new H-1B or H-4 visas or admitting new visa holders of these categories as unlawful.

TCS CEO warns Trump’s H1B visa restrictions will only end up hurting US companies

CEO Rajesh Gopinath's remarks were among the strongest public rebukes from India’s $181 billion IT industry since Donald Trump’s decree to halt approvals for visas.

Infosys charters flight to bring 76 employees & their families, stranded in US, back to India

Infosys brought back employees whose work visas had expired or were awaiting renewal amid concerns that the US might not renew them after the H-1B visa freeze.

Thousands of Indian couples, parents, kids separated, stranded after Trump’s H1B visa freeze

About 375,000 temporary visa-holders & Green Card applicants are banned from entering US until next year. A significant number of those are now stuck in India.

How Trump’s H1B visa freeze endangers Indian IT industry’s talent deployment model

Outsourcing companies are dealing with the unpredictability of the visa situation and the prospect that a H-1B revamp could severely limit sending talent overseas.

Assessing impact of US order suspending H1B visa on Indian nationals, industry: MEA

The Trump administration Tuesday said it was extending a 60-day ban on immigration and non-immigrant worker visas till the end of 2020.

Why Trump’s suspension of H1B and other work visas will kill innovation

If the US doesn’t attract founders for the next Google or Databricks as the preeminent land of opportunity, it will only embolden its biggest rivals like China and Europe.

Trump expected to order new restrictions on H1B visas today

One change Donald Trump maybe considering is to restrict people from entering the US on visa categories including the H-1B program for as long as 180 days.

US curbs could see 200,000 H-1B workers, many of them Indians, lose legal status by June

Tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs in the last two months, but workers on H-1B visas are vulnerable in ways native-born workers aren’t.

On Camera

A showdown in Kerala Congress expected after LS elections. K Sudhakaran at the heart of it

Congress would be in more trouble if Sudhakaran lost the election—and his KPCC post. That would set off tongues wagging that he could very well leave the party for BJP.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.