The US government has received a recommendation from a presidential advisory sub-committee to extend the grace period for H1-B workers, who have lost their jobs recently.

US advisory panel recommends extension of grace period for H1B visa holders amid mass layoffs

The Joe Biden administration in the United States has proposed a massive hike in the immigration fees, including for H-1B visas. The H1-B visas remain a popular choice of non-immigrant visa among high-skilled tech professionals, especially the ones from India.

US proposes up to 332 per cent hike for H1-B, other visa fees

Layoffs in the Silicon Valley are proving to be exceptionally problematic for Indian Techies. Most them were working on H-1B visas & now have just a 60-day grace period to find another job.

Gravitas: The impact of Silicon Valley layoffs on Indian Techies

Two of the biggest social media giants, Meta and Twitter sacked thousands of employees recently, many of whom are Indians. H-1b visa holders are now in a pickle, as they need to find a job in 60 days or leave the U.S.

WION Fineprint | Indian workers on H-1B visa race against time

The move by the USCIS to conduct the second lottery will provide another chance to several applicants, including hundreds of Indian IT professionals, who could not make it in the first random selection.

US to conduct 2nd lottery for H-1B visa applicants

Google is leading a determined effort by US tech giants to support a programme that gives work authorisation for spouses of those possessing H-1B foreign work visas, the most sought after among Indian IT professionals.

Google leads US tech giants' effort to support work authorisation for spouses of H-1B visa holders 

The Biden administration has said it is willing to reconsider the objections or adverse decisions to foreign workers on visas like H-1B due to the three policy memos by the previous Trump administration which now have been rescinded.

Biden admin to reconsider objections to H1B visas during Trump regime

The changes applying to the H1B visa program announced in October include imposing salary requirements on companies employing skilled overseas workers and limits on specialty occupations.

U.S. court throws out H-1B visa program changes

The Trump administration has proposed to scrap the computerised lottery system to grant H-1B work visas to foreign technology professionals and replace it with a wage-level-based selection process, a move that is expected to counter the downward pressure on the wages of US workers.

Trump admin proposes to scrap computerised lottery system to select H-1B visas

The US State Department has proposed a new rule that will likely curb US companies to use the skill of foreign workers. The H-1B specialty occupations will allow companies to send their technology professionals for a short stay to complete jobs on-site in the US.

US firms face skilled labour shortage: H-1B visa allows to employ workers in specialty occupations

The Trump administration has relaxed certain provisions for H-1B visas, allowing people to come back for the same job in a similar position. The US Department of State, in its advisory, permitted "travel by applicants seeking to resume ongoing employment in the United States in the same position with the same employer and visa classification".

Trump administration relaxes rules to get H-1B visas

Watch the story of an Indian H-1B visa holder unable to reunite with family in the US.

Indian H-1B visa holder unable to reunite with family in US

US President Donald Trump has suspended the entry of certain foreign workers in the United States until the end of 2020.

Donald trump administration suspends H-1B, H-4 visas till year end

US President Donald Trump's move to stop issuing of H-1B visa and other work visas for the rest of the year may hurt the Indian IT industry's margins. The proclamation that comes into effect on June 24, is expected to impact Indian IT professionals and several American and Indian companies who were issued H-1B visas by the US government for the fiscal year 2021 beginning October 1.

How will H1-B visa suspension impact Indian companies?

US President Donald Trump is considering suspending a number of employment visas including the H-1B, most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, in view of the massive unemployment in America due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a media report.

Fresh worry for Indian professionals as US considering suspending H-1B, other visas to tackle US unemployment

The United States is mulling to temporarily ban the issuance of work-based visas including H-1B, popular among highly-skilled Indian IT professionals, amidst the high level of unemployment due to the coronavirus-enforced lockdown.

Trump administration working to temporarily ban work-based visas, like H-1B: Report

Two lakh Indians in America are stuck in limbo after President Donald Trump announced the suspension of US visa for 60 days last week. Indians could lose their legal status by June after their H1-B visa expires.

2 lakh Indians stuck in United States after Trump announces H1-B visa curbs

The Trump administration is proposing a hike in the H-1B visa application fee to increase funding for the expansion of an apprentice programme, which trains American youths in technology-related activities, Labour Secretary Alexander Acosta told US lawmakers.

US to propose hike in H-1B application fee: Labour Secretary

The White House has formally received the proposed changes in the existing regulations to end the work authorisation for certain categories of H1B foreign work visas.

White House receives proposed regulation to end work authorisation for spouses of H1B visa holders

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Nearly three out of every four H-1B visa holders as of October 5 are Indian citizens, an official US report has said. According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), there were as many as 419,637 foreign nationals working in the US on H-1B visas as on October 5.

Three-fourths of H-1B visa holders in 2018 are Indians: US report

"That's affected both the applicants and the companies that employ them," said San Francisco Chronicle's editorial board

Indian companies dramatically reduced H1B visa filing: US daily

The USCIS will begin accepting applications for the fiscal year 2019 (October 2018 to September 2019) from April 2

'Tough' H-1B visa application process begins

Anyone who wants to come to the US on a non-immigrant visa will have to answer a list of questions under new rules

Now, US wants to know social media, phone details of visa applicants

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