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Work Visa to Green Card route getting tougher from October 1
With 2.47 lakh applications, Indians are top H-1B visa applicants till July 2017 NEW YORK (TIP): Heretofore, thousands every year transited to US Green Card through their work visa in the country. H1 B route […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Businesswoman Pleads Guilty to Tech Worker Visa Fraud
SAN JOSE (TIP): A San Jose businesswoman of Indian origin pleaded guilty in federal court last week to three counts of visa fraud. In pleading guilty, Sridevi Aiyaswamy, 50, of San Jose, admitted that between […]
Indian Americans
Another big jolt to Indian H-1B visa holders in Cognizant seeking a green card
WASHINGTON (TIP): IT major Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) is going to stop applying green cards for its employees under EB2 and EB3 routes. In a major decision, giving up the employees hopes of getting permanent residence in the US, the Cognizant decides to halt the fresh filing […]
Americas
Donald Trump: Not against legal immigration
Donald Trump: Not against legal immigration WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump has said that he wants to stop illegal immigration into the US and called for a merit-based immigration system that could benefit high-tech professionals from countries like India. “I want to […]
Education
US Universities Register Drop In Indian Student Applications, Finds Survey
Washington: US universities have registered a hefty drop in the number of applications from Indian students amid a spate of hate crimes and fear about potential changes to visa policies by the Trump administration, found […]
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Bill Introduced to Block Indian Firms from Hiring H-1B, L-1 Visa Workers
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of two U.S. lawmakers has introduced in the House of Representatives a legislation, which if passed by Congress would prevent Indian companies from hiring IT professionals on H-1B and L-1 […]
United States
India continues to get more H-1B visas despite fee hike: Verma
NEW YORK (TIP): India continues to get the “lion’s share” of the H-1B visas from the US government despite the fee hike, US Ambassador to India Richard Verma. “India continues to receive the lion’s share […]
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Indian Americans
H-1B Cap Reached: Majority of Applications by Indian Companies: 250k Applications in 5 Days
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US government is believed to have received about 250,000 petitions for H-1B visas – the most sought after American work visas — with a majority of them being from either Indian companies […]
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NYCEDC And CUNY Launch IN2NYC H1B sponsorship Program For International Entrepreneurs
Program Will Support 80 Entrepreneurs and Create More Than 700 New Jobs for New Yorkers in First Three Years Alone Entrepreneurs Will Be Required to Base Business at CUNY Incubators, Bringing Employment and Education Opportunities […]
United States
Silicon Valley Wants ‘Dramatic Expansion’ Of H1-B Visa: Top American CEO
WASHINGTON: With IT firms struggling to find quality and right number of professionals, a top American CEO has called for a “dramatic expansion” of the H-1B visa scheme popular among Indian tech firms to meet the […]
United States
STEM OPT EXTN Regulation | Deadline Extended
For the past 5 months, thousands of recent foreign science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates of U.S. universities who hold jobs in the United States under a program known as Optional Practical Training (OPT) have worried […]
United States
14,000 Indians Overstayed In US In 2015
WASHINGTON: Over 14,000 of the 8.8 lakh Indians who travelled to the US on visitor or business visa in 2015 overstayed in the country, according to official figures. The data provided by the Department of Homeland […]
United States
H-1B, L-1 Visa Fee hiked by upto $4500
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Congress has imposed a special fee of up to $4,500 on the H-1B and L-1 visas popular among Indian IT companies to fund a 9/11 healthcare act and biometric tracking system. […]
United States
Former-Disney Workers Replaced by H1-B Visa Holders File Complaint
WASHINGTON: Replaced by H-1B visa workers, at least 23 former Disney IT workers have filed a complaint alleging discrimination. In a complaint filed before the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the fired Disney employees alleged that […]
Business & Economics
How outsourcing companies are exploiting US H-1B visa program
Many of the visas are given out through a lottery, and a small number of giant global outsourcing companies had flooded the system with applications, significantly increasing their chances of success. Congress set up the […]
United States
New bill proposes H1B & L1 visa reforms
BENGALURU: The US is set to pass a bill on immigration with major implications for the Indian IT sector and its employees. The bill seeks to prohibit companies from hiring H-1B employees if they employ more than […]
Politics
Republican Candidate Ted Cruz Calls to Suspend H-1B Visa for 6 Months
WASHINGTON: A leading Republican presidential candidate has called for suspending the issuance of H-1B visa for six months to investigate abuses against the most sought work visa by Indian IT professionals. “In order to strengthen our […]
Business & Economics
2 Silicon Valley companies owned by Indian Americans have been penalised for violating H1B visa rules
Scopus Consulting Group and Orian Engineers, two companies based in Silicon Valley and owned by an Indian-American Kishore Kumar have been ordered to pay fines of $103,000 to the federal government. Along with this, the […]