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JPMorgan economists Michael Feroli and Abiel Reinhart have raised concerns over the potential impact of President Donald Trump’s executive order introducing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications. Their report predicts that the policy could reduce the number of work authorisations in the US by up to 5,500 per month. This estimate is based…
Tareq Ahmed, Bangladesh’s Ambassador to the UAE has denied reports of visa ban on Bangladeshi nationals, reports Khaleej Times. Reports on social media claimed that the UAE has banned citizens of certain countries from getting work or tourist visas. However, these reports were not attributed to any UAE official. Ahmed, as per Khaleej Times, called…
L-1 and O-1 visas are ideally for individuals seeking intracompany transfers and those with extraordinary abilities respectively. The Donald Trump administration’s H-1B visa fee hike to $100,000 may lead to companies opting for cheaper alternatives such as L1 and O1 visa categories.Despite having more rigorous qualification requirements and not being complete substitutes for H-1B visas,…
India-US last-minute flights spike after H-1B fee news, reports MakeMyTrip Last-minute India-US travel bookings surged on Sunday after the Trump administration announced a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa petitions, according to MakeMyTrip.US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation introducing the fee, aimed at allowing only “extraordinarily skilled” workers into the country and discouraging firms…
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu The entire technology and IT industry is in shock after US President Donald Trump announce massive five 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. After the announcement many tech giants such…
Trump’s proclamation has established a new one-time fee of $100,000 (approximately Rs 88 lakh) for bringing qualified overseas workers into the United States. The Donald Trump administration’s move to hike the one-time fee for H-1B visas to a whopping $100,000 is expected to hit the Indian IT sector hard. The approximately Rs 88 lakh cost…
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…
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…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he is “looking at names” when reporters asked him if he would revoke visas of foreigners who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination. “We haven’t (starting revoking visas), but we are looking at names,” Trump told reporters. “We don’t like that. That’s not right.”He added, “We wouldn’t celebrate if…
