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US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a hefty annual fee of $100,000 on H-1B visas has triggered widespread debate. Indian industry leaders, political voices and community representatives have all weighed in, warning that the move could backfire on the US while benefiting India. What is changing? On Friday, Trump signed a proclamation introducing a…
PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi (R) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday unleashed a coordinated attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Donald Trump-led US administration announced a jaw-dropping $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications – a move set to hit India’s tech talent hard. Leading the charge, LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi…
H-B visa fee hike: This decision could notably affect Indian IT professionals and workers in the United States. H-B visa fee hiked! The Donald Trump administration sent shockwaves across the technology sector – particularly Indian IT, by substantially hiking the fee for H-1B visas. The revised regulations mandate organisations recruiting foreign professionals on H-1B visas…
Microsoft has urged its employees on H-1B and H-4 visas to return to the US immediately before the Trump administration’s September 21 deadline, after which companies will be required to pay $100,000 per year for each H-1B worker visa. According to an internal email reviewed by Reuters, the software giant has also advised those already…
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House. (Pic credit: AP) The US department of labour has launched “Project Firewall” on Friday, an initiative that will target H-1B visas. The move aligns with President Donald Trump‘s “America First” agenda in the job market and comes on the same day he…
United States President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Friday introducing a steep $100,000 fee for companies sponsoring H-1B visas, the programme that allows foreign professionals to work in specialised roles in the United States. The change could reshape opportunities for foreign professionals, especially from India, across multiple sectors in the US. With major firms…
Donald Trump (File photo) The US administration plans a major change to the H-1B visa programme, with President Donald Trump expected to sign a proclamation Friday imposing a $100,000 application fee, according to a White House official, quoted in a Bloomberg report.The order is intended to curb misuse of the visa category and its perceived…
A Bloomberg report places India at the top among nations with approved H-1B visa applications from 2020 to 2023, with 232,974 approvals, representing nearly 73.7% of all H-1B visas granted. Complementing this, a Pew Research report shows that US immigration surged by 1.6 million in 2023, the largest increase in more than two decades, with…
Tesla, the electric vehicle company led by billionaire Elon Musk, is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing it of favouring visa holders over American workers to cut labour costs.Filed Friday in the San Francisco federal court, the complaint alleges Tesla violated federal civil rights law by disproportionately hiring H-1B visa holders while laying off US…
