The move is expected to help a large number of Indian IT professionals who were having a tough time due to various policies & memoranda on non-immigrant work visas
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
In 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a rule allowing certain H4 dependent spouses of H-1B visa holders to legally seek employment in the US.
The notification, which comes with less than two weeks left in President Donald Trump's tenure, is the latest effort to bar the entry of immigrants to the US.
Biden is expected to reverse the move of the Trump administration to revoke work permits to the spouses of H-1B visas, which had adversely impacted many Indian families in the US.
The State Department said the exemptions have been given under national interest category, which are also available to employees' spouses and depended.
Before signing the order, Trump said H-1B should be used for top highly paid talent to create American jobs, not as inexpensive labour programmes and destroy American jobs.
The US has told foreign students that they will have to leave the country if their universities hold online classes. The move has come as ‘surprise’ to India.
On paper, the 21-point plan looks balanced—Palestinian governance, international oversight, reconstruction pledges. But in reality, it is a non-negotiable diktat.
As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.
Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
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