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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…
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: US lawmakers and community leaders voiced concern over US President Donald Trump’s plan to impose a USD 100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications, calling the move “reckless” and “unfortunate” that will have a “huge negative” impact on the IT industry. Trump’s USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee is a “reckless attempt to cut America…
The government is in discussions with the US administration and the IT industry over the sharp hike in H-1B visa fees, set to take effect on 21 September.American companies will end up getting even a harder hit after the announcement, being primary users of these visas to bring in high skilled workers, sources told PTI…
US President Donald Trump TOI correspondent from Washington: Lives and careers of more than a million Indians were thrown into turmoil over the weekend after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order instituting an annual $100,000 fee for H1-B visas for skilled foreign workeHrs.H1-B professionals in America traveling to India for work or vacation…
Kunal Bahl, cofounder, Snapdeal Snapdeal co-founder Kunal Bahl believes that the new H-1B visa rules will lead to a return of talented individuals to India. In a post shared on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Bahl said the new rules would “no doubt be tough” for these individuals as they move base. Still,…
Industry body, Nasscom, has urged its member companies to bring back H-1B employees stuck outside the United States before new visa fee rules come into force.The warning comes with just a day left before the US raises the cost of applying for an H-1B visa to $100,000, a move that could severely disrupt businesses.Shivendra Singh,…
JPMorgan has asked H1-B visa holders currently outside the United States to return before 12:01am ET on September 21, following a new directive from President Donald Trump that requires companies to pay an annual fee of $100,000 for each H-1B worker. As per a report by news agency Reuters, JPMorgan Chase’s external immigration counsel has…
The Donald Trump administration announced a significant fees hike for H-1B visa. As per the revised regulations the companies that are recruiting foreign professionals will now have to submit $1,00,000 payment for each H-1B application. The massive visa fess hike sent shockwaves across the technology and IT sector. After the announcement many tech giants such…
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday expressed concern over reports of proposed restrictions to the US H-1B visa program, emphasising the potential implications for skilled talent mobility and bilateral ties.In a statement, the official spokesperson said the government is studying the full impact of the measure, noting that Indian industry has already released an initial…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday slammed the central government after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to raise the fee that companies pay to sponsor H-1B applicants to $100,000, calling the foreign policy “weak.“Addressing a press conference, Akhilesh Yadav claimed that India is dependent on other nations for goods,…
