In a letter addressed to President Donald J. Trump, the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) said it strongly supports the US Department of State’s decision to expand online presence and social media vetting to all H-1B and H-4 applicants.
Indian H-1B visa holders who travelled back this month to renew their American work permits are stranded amid their appointments being abruptly rescheduled by US consular offices
A federal judge signaled that US President Donald Trump may have sweeping authority under immigration law, even as she questioned a legal challenge to his administration’s decision to impose a $100,000 fee on companies seeking new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.
The latest move by Washington to tighten screening for H-1B visa applicants marks a sharp turn in the way the United States is redefining its anxieties about immigration, technology, and free expression.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has defended the H-1B visa programme, saying that the US economy has “benefited immensely” from Indian immigrants.
A day after US President Donald Trump defended the H-1B visa programme, the White House asserted that it’s committed to cracking down on alleged abuses in the visa system.
The US Department of Labour (DOL) has launched at least 175 investigations into potential abuses within the H-1B visa programme, as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to crack down on the foreign worker visa system, Fox News reported on Friday.
The recent tightening of American immigration rules, culminating in a dramatic hike in H-1B visa fees, has triggered a wave of speculation in India’s policy and business circles
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) offloaded Rs 16,422 crore worth of Indian equities last week, according to data from the depositories.
The recent decision by the United States to raise the H-1B visa fee to an unprecedented $100,000 per worker is another reminder of how disruptive economic nationalism can be when it collides with the realities of a global economy.
