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As New York city gears up to welcome foreign dignitaries from the across the world for the United Nation General Assembly, US secret service along with NYPD busted a network of devices in the tri-state area capable of crippling telecom systems and carrying out anonymous telephonic attacks.The federal agency said that its agents recovered more…
H-1B visa holders can apply for permanent residence in the US to escape any further action on foreign workers by the administration. The H-1B conundrum has triggered speculations that other visa categories also will face some heat from the Donald Trump administration — limiting the entry of foreigners in the United States. In a major…
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings has endorsed President Donald Trump’s new $100,000 H-1B visa fee, breaking ranks with most Silicon Valley leaders who have criticised the policy as harmful to innovation and startup growth. In a post on X, Hastings wrote: “I’ve worked on H1-B politics for 30 years. Trump’s $100k per year tax is a…
File photo of applicants at US consulate in Mumbai waiting in line for their visa interview at a special camp organised earlier this year American President Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee is expected to trigger a sharper wave of offshoring by global IT firms while sparking a ‘ ghar wapsi ’ among Indian tech…
$100k H-1B visa fee triggers flight chaos at SFO among Indian travellers A wave of panic gripped Indian H-1B visa holders and applicants across the United States on Saturday, with scenes of chaos unfolding at airports after US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing an unprecedented USD 100,000 fee on H-1B visa petitions.At San…
White House justified its $100k for H-1B visa move citing concerns over cheap “foreign labour” replacing American workers in the United States. It noted the rise in unemployment rates among computer science graduates, doubling of foreign STEM workers in the States.“Unemployment among recent computer science graduates has reached 6.1 per cent and 7.5 per cent…
Indian IT firm’s US-listed shares fell overnight following American President Donald Trump’s executive order slapping an additional fee on H-1B visa holders. Infosys ADRs dropped 4%, while Wipro slipped 2% on Friday.Nasdaq-listed Cognizant declined 4.7% on Friday, reflecting investor concerns over stricter immigration policies. Experts warn of an immediate impact on profit margins. “The immediate…
US President Donald Trump’s decision to increase visa sponsorship fees has triggered concern from the US Chamber of Commerce, which warned of widespread consequences for workers, families, and businesses. Trump signed an Executive Order raising the fee for companies sponsoring H-1B applicants to $100,000, a sharp jump from the current level of around $2,000 to…
In a move that shook the global technology and immigration ecosystem, United States President Donald Trump announced a dramatic increase in the cost of the H-1B visa, sparking immediate confusion and concern among workers, companies, and policymakers. The new presidential proclamation, titled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” raised the visa petition fee to…
Trump signed the order raising H1-B visa application fees to $100,000 The recently announced $100,000 H-1B visa fee will apply only to new visa applications and is not an annual charge, the White House press secretary clarified on Saturday. The announcement comes after widespread confusion and concern over the implications of a presidential proclamation issued…
