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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act is set to sail through the 435-member House of Representatives Tuesday and is being supported by more than 310 lawmakers.
The proposal is aimed at choosing skilled foreigners in a system that increases chances for those with a master's or higher degree from US institutions.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
This article make me puke, especially H1b worker kid cannot eat chappathi!! Too much drama. ! I live in USA but still consider India as my own country. If these people cannot stay in USA together, they should just leave USA and go settle India rather than complaining. Trump is one of the best presidents USA has seen, but he has to take care of Americans first and he is doing it well. H1B people are considered non-immigrants and they should live like that until they get at least some sort of permanency.
I can relate with this so much. I got married last December. My husband holds a H1B visa and works in US. I was planning to stay back in India to finish my Master’s degree, final semester. He left soon after marriage. And now, my exam schedule, prospects of meeting him any time sooner, everything is at stake! We hardly spent a month together. And now it’s almost half a year and God knows how many more months to see him!
millions of indians have not even seen usa for one day.
1. Natasha Bhat should feel greatful for the 9 years she, her husband and the kid enjoyed in usa and the ton of money they earned in dollars.
2. Natasha should call her husband on the phone, tell him to quit his job and come back to india with the ton of dollars and live happily in kolkatta. (if they have not saved anything in 9 years, I guarantee they will not have one rupee with them, if they return to india after 50 years of working in usa.)
3. If they have assumed expensive house payments and luxury car payments beyond their capacity and still have obligations to pay, is it Trump’s fault that they overspent.
5. sitting in india and working remotely to usa clients and still earning in us dollars ( 1 us dollar = 75 Rs.) sitting from kolkatta, I do not know what they are complaining about.
6. May be she should see few more times, the video of out of state workers walking 1200 kms on expressways to reach native place, with out any money to buy food and hoping for charity.
7. Trump is the president of usa and he is not the president of India.
You are so absolutely correct. Bhat and others like her think of themselves already as “US Citizens” and are puzzled why they cannot go in and out of USA like US Citizens!! They do not even have a plan B in case something like this happens on their fragile H1B visa. They produce anchor babies in USA but I am so glad that these people cannot get immigration benefits from their anchor babies until they turn 21 years old. My guess is these people live the lavish american lifestyle and save very little money. Serves them right.
JUST STAY TOGETHER AS A FAMILY, IT DOES NOT MATTER USA OR INDIA. BOTH ARE SAME, NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FAMILY.
Indians are really smart but creeps. The first Indians do after getting H1B visa is to get married or already married ones just wait to get visa and then precreate as soon as possible in USA so that at least their children gets American citizenship.
Seriously? Stuck in their own country now, are they? And the Bhat woman can’t find bread and avocados in India? And, anyway, what is wrong with eating a chapati? At least, her son is getting that. There are many people in India who are having a hard time even affording that. Perhaps she should grab this chance to teach her son to stop whining and be grateful that this country even allowed them in.
My condition is also same as one of above story… 1st week of feb I came to India with my 2 years daughter. Because of Covid I couldn’t go for stamping. Now trump has banned stamping for this year…
I do not understand how Mr. Trump became a great friend of our Prime Minister. A few days back we have seen both of them embracing each other (initiative seemed to be mainly from our Prime Minister) and moving together with hand in hand in Houston stadium . Indians have not been benefited by him in any way. The Indians in USA with H1B visa are plunged into uncertainty and they have been passing through anxiety and worries for some time. We know the treatment meted out to the American children of Mexican parents by Mr. Trump and his associates. Recently, USA Supreme Court by a judgement nullified his action. Trump is a demagogue and narcissist . His statements on different occasions were shallow and irresponsible . This man is unworthy to be president of a country like USA. Due to his policies, lakhs of people died from covid 19 in USA . Today USA is a country without any dependable friend. Our government in India should react suitably to Trump’s action. Our Government must disclose to our people the benefits derived by India from USA. To befriend USA we may lose Russia who is our friend in need.
A no-brainer which apparently never occurred to Bhat, terming chapatis “tortillas — ABSOLUTELY FRESH” — with stuffing of pesalu or potatoes, term it a “burrito”!
‘H-1B holders, about three-quarters of whom work in the tech sector, have felt a creeping sense of unease since Trump took office. ‘
The IT professionals have contributed to the rise of BJP;s Hindu fascism in India. This is the same lot who supported Trump as he was close to Modi. Trump has two policies : one for Modi as he buys armaments and one for Indian labour.
sab changa c. why doesnt Mr Prime minister come and tell Trump: Tu aisa kyu karta hai… It is failed diplomacy and Indian government is not doing anything.
How can Indian govt. demand another country to take your citizens ? Especially when we have New India. These people should be in India and support Modi. There are plenty of opportunities created in New India. They can find employment in RSS, be cow vigilantes etc.
This article make me puke, especially H1b worker kid cannot eat chappathi!! Too much drama. ! I live in USA but still consider India as my own country. If these people cannot stay in USA together, they should just leave USA and go settle India rather than complaining. Trump is one of the best presidents USA has seen, but he has to take care of Americans first and he is doing it well. H1B people are considered non-immigrants and they should live like that until they get at least some sort of permanency.
I can relate with this so much. I got married last December. My husband holds a H1B visa and works in US. I was planning to stay back in India to finish my Master’s degree, final semester. He left soon after marriage. And now, my exam schedule, prospects of meeting him any time sooner, everything is at stake! We hardly spent a month together. And now it’s almost half a year and God knows how many more months to see him!
millions of indians have not even seen usa for one day.
1. Natasha Bhat should feel greatful for the 9 years she, her husband and the kid enjoyed in usa and the ton of money they earned in dollars.
2. Natasha should call her husband on the phone, tell him to quit his job and come back to india with the ton of dollars and live happily in kolkatta. (if they have not saved anything in 9 years, I guarantee they will not have one rupee with them, if they return to india after 50 years of working in usa.)
3. If they have assumed expensive house payments and luxury car payments beyond their capacity and still have obligations to pay, is it Trump’s fault that they overspent.
5. sitting in india and working remotely to usa clients and still earning in us dollars ( 1 us dollar = 75 Rs.) sitting from kolkatta, I do not know what they are complaining about.
6. May be she should see few more times, the video of out of state workers walking 1200 kms on expressways to reach native place, with out any money to buy food and hoping for charity.
7. Trump is the president of usa and he is not the president of India.
You are so absolutely correct. Bhat and others like her think of themselves already as “US Citizens” and are puzzled why they cannot go in and out of USA like US Citizens!! They do not even have a plan B in case something like this happens on their fragile H1B visa. They produce anchor babies in USA but I am so glad that these people cannot get immigration benefits from their anchor babies until they turn 21 years old. My guess is these people live the lavish american lifestyle and save very little money. Serves them right.
JUST STAY TOGETHER AS A FAMILY, IT DOES NOT MATTER USA OR INDIA. BOTH ARE SAME, NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FAMILY.
Indians are really smart but creeps. The first Indians do after getting H1B visa is to get married or already married ones just wait to get visa and then precreate as soon as possible in USA so that at least their children gets American citizenship.
Seriously? Stuck in their own country now, are they? And the Bhat woman can’t find bread and avocados in India? And, anyway, what is wrong with eating a chapati? At least, her son is getting that. There are many people in India who are having a hard time even affording that. Perhaps she should grab this chance to teach her son to stop whining and be grateful that this country even allowed them in.
My condition is also same as one of above story… 1st week of feb I came to India with my 2 years daughter. Because of Covid I couldn’t go for stamping. Now trump has banned stamping for this year…
Please. We have bigger problems than H1-B.
I do not understand how Mr. Trump became a great friend of our Prime Minister. A few days back we have seen both of them embracing each other (initiative seemed to be mainly from our Prime Minister) and moving together with hand in hand in Houston stadium . Indians have not been benefited by him in any way. The Indians in USA with H1B visa are plunged into uncertainty and they have been passing through anxiety and worries for some time. We know the treatment meted out to the American children of Mexican parents by Mr. Trump and his associates. Recently, USA Supreme Court by a judgement nullified his action. Trump is a demagogue and narcissist . His statements on different occasions were shallow and irresponsible . This man is unworthy to be president of a country like USA. Due to his policies, lakhs of people died from covid 19 in USA . Today USA is a country without any dependable friend. Our government in India should react suitably to Trump’s action. Our Government must disclose to our people the benefits derived by India from USA. To befriend USA we may lose Russia who is our friend in need.
Unfortunate!!
A no-brainer which apparently never occurred to Bhat, terming chapatis “tortillas — ABSOLUTELY FRESH” — with stuffing of pesalu or potatoes, term it a “burrito”!
‘H-1B holders, about three-quarters of whom work in the tech sector, have felt a creeping sense of unease since Trump took office. ‘
The IT professionals have contributed to the rise of BJP;s Hindu fascism in India. This is the same lot who supported Trump as he was close to Modi. Trump has two policies : one for Modi as he buys armaments and one for Indian labour.
They simply have to choose what’s important to them, career/money or family.
sab changa c. why doesnt Mr Prime minister come and tell Trump: Tu aisa kyu karta hai… It is failed diplomacy and Indian government is not doing anything.
How can Indian govt. demand another country to take your citizens ? Especially when we have New India. These people should be in India and support Modi. There are plenty of opportunities created in New India. They can find employment in RSS, be cow vigilantes etc.