The United States will resume "domestic visa revalidation" in a selected few categories on a pilot basis. The pilot project is set to launch later in 2023. The move, once fully implemented, would be a big relief for the thousands of Indian professionals in the United States who wouldn't need to get out of the United States to get their passports re-stamped after the expiration of their stay.&nbsp;

<h2>Which categories of visas are eligible for 'domestic visa revalidation'?</h2>

The foreign tech workers on H-1B and L1 visas will be eligible for "domestic visa revalidation".&nbsp;&nbsp;

"We are working in earnest on plans to restart this service for certain petition-based NIV categories, and we hope to have a pilot up and running later this year. This would eliminate the need for these applicants to travel abroad to renew visas,"&nbsp;a State Department spokesperson told Press Trust of India.&nbsp;

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"We cannot comment on how many visa holders would be initially eligible, but the pilot would begin with a small number of cases before scaling over the following 1-2 years,"&nbsp;said the State Department spokesperson in response to a question.

<h2>What does it mean?&nbsp;</h2>

It means that non-immigrant visa holders in H-1B and L1 categories will be able to renew their visas while staying in the United States. At present, visa re-stamping is not allowed within the United States. The visa holders, after the expiration of their stay, have to go out of the United States,&nbsp;to their country of origin, to get the extension stamped on their passport. Once implemented, the eligible individuals holding H-1B and L1 visas will be able to get their passports re-stamped in the United States itself.

Under the existing rule, that came into force in 2004, the procedure for re-stamping H1-B and L visas is to visit the home country and submit their H1, and L1 visas, passports, and documents by way of a dropbox or interview.

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The much-sought-after H-1B visas are issued for three years at a time.

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries such as India and China.

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The United States will resume "domestic visa revalidation" in a selected few categories on a pilot basis. The pilot project is set to launch later in 2023. The move, once fully implemented, would be a big relief for the thousands of Indian professionals in the United States who wouldn't need to get out of the United States to get their passports re-stamped after the expiration of their stay.

The United States will resume "domestic visa revalidation" in a selected few categories on a pilot basis. The pilot project is set to launch later in 2023. The move, once fully implemented, would be a big relief for the thousands of Indian professionals in the United States who wouldn't need to get out of the United States to get their passports re-stamped after the expiration of their stay. Which categories of visas are eligible for 'domestic visa revalidation'? The foreign tech workers on H-1B and L1 visas will be eligible for "domestic visa revalidation". "We are working in earnest on plans to restart this service for certain petition-based NIV categories, and we hope to have a pilot up and running later this year. This would eliminate the need for these applicants to travel abroad to renew visas," a State Department spokesperson told Press Trust of India. ALSO READ | US to start receiving H1B visa applications from March 1 "We cannot comment on how many visa holders would be initially eligible, but the pilot would begin with a small number of cases before scaling over the following 1-2 years," said the State Department spokesperson in response to a question. What does it mean? It means that non-immigrant visa holders in H-1B and L1 categories will be able to renew their visas while staying in the United States. At present, visa re-stamping is not allowed within the United States. The visa holders, after the expiration of their stay, have to go out of the United States, to their country of origin, to get the extension stamped on their passport. Once implemented, the eligible individuals holding H-1B and L1 visas will be able to get their passports re-stamped in the United States itself. Under the existing rule, that came into force in 2004, the procedure for re-stamping H1-B and L visas is to visit the home country and submit their H1, and L1 visas, passports, and documents by way of a dropbox or interview. ALSO WATCH | 2023 might be the worst year to apply for H-1B visa × The much-sought-after H-1B visas are issued for three years at a time. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries such as India and China. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Soon, H1-B, L1 visa holders may get their visa re-stamped in the US itself

US President Donald Trump on Monday&nbsp;signed an executive order that suspends&nbsp;work visas for all H-1B and H-4 till the end of the current calendar year.&nbsp;

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However, those already in the US with these visas will not be affected by the executive order. Foreign students eligible for Optional Practical Training (OTP) after they graduate from an American institute will also remain unaffected.&nbsp;

L1 visas (used for intracompany transfers) and J1 visas (used by researchers and doctors) will be suspended except those working on coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;

In April, the US president had temporarily halted the issuance of US green cards to some foreigners.

Trump, who has maintained a hardline stance on immigration and used that to appeal to his voters, has been accused of using the pandemic to promote his political agenda.

According to the officials, the executive order signed by Donald Trump will free up 525,000 jobs for American workers.&nbsp;

Donald Trump has ordered to replace the current lottery system with a merit-based system that will favour those who are offered the highest wages as a part of much broader reform for the H-1B visa holders.&nbsp;

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that suspends work visas for all H-1B and H-4 till the end of the current calendar year. Also read: US President Trump likely to sign executive order restricting H-1B visas by Monday However, those already in the US with these visas will not be affected by the executive order.

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that suspends work visas for all H-1B and H-4 till the end of the current calendar year. Also read: US President Trump likely to sign executive order restricting H-1B visas by Monday However, those already in the US with these visas will not be affected by the executive order. Foreign students eligible for Optional Practical Training (OTP) after they graduate from an American institute will also remain unaffected. L1 visas (used for intracompany transfers) and J1 visas (used by researchers and doctors) will be suspended except those working on coronavirus pandemic. In April, the US president had temporarily halted the issuance of US green cards to some foreigners. Trump, who has maintained a hardline stance on immigration and used that to appeal to his voters, has been accused of using the pandemic to promote his political agenda. According to the officials, the executive order signed by Donald Trump will free up 525,000 jobs for American workers. Donald Trump has ordered to replace the current lottery system with a merit-based system that will favour those who are offered the highest wages as a part of much broader reform for the H-1B visa holders.

President Donald Trump signs executive order to suspend H-1B visas

US President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order to restrict work visas, H1B and L1 issued to professionals working in the US for a short period of time, as part of a larger immigration reform.&nbsp;

The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ skilled foreign workers and are mostly used by Indian Information-Technology (IT) professionals.&nbsp;

This comes in after Trump issued a sweeping&nbsp;executive order banning foreign nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US.&nbsp;

The new order will not just block the visas but end employment permit cards to spouses on work visas, which was introduced by the previous Obama administration.&nbsp;

The move will also increase what some Indians informally&nbsp;call&nbsp;&quot;inspector raj&quot;, where&nbsp;Homeland Security will have to carry out &quot;site visits&quot; where workers with L-1 visas are employed.&nbsp;

During the daily news briefing, White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters,&quot;I think with respect to H1Bs and other visa is part of a larger immigration reform effort that the President will continue to talk about through executive order and through working with Congress&quot;.&nbsp;

&quot;You&#39;ve already seen a lot of action on immigration and I think whether it&#39;s that or the spousal visas or other types of visas, I think there&#39;s an overall need to look at all of these programmes. You&#39;ll see both through executive action and through comprehensive measures a way to address immigration as a whole and the visa programme,&quot; Spicer added.

The proposed order was leaked and then published by a few news websites on Monday.&nbsp;

According to the leaked document, Trump would reverse former president Obama&#39;s order of extending foreign students stay in the US for a period of time after completing their course.&nbsp;

The draft order seeks the administration to &quot;consider ways to make the process of allocating visas more efficient and ensure that beneficiaries of the programmes are the best and the brightest&quot;.

The order also proposes to set up a commission to analyse US&#39;s current immigration policies and their impact on the American society, economy, workforce, and the foreign policy and national security interest of the United States.

(WION with inputs from PTI)

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Employment permit cards to spouses on work visas, introduced by the Obama government, are also expected to end

US President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order to restrict work visas, H1B and L1 issued to professionals working in the US for a short period of time, as part of a larger immigration reform. The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ skilled foreign workers and are mostly used by Indian Information-Technology (IT) professionals. This comes in after Trump issued a sweeping executive order banning foreign nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US. The new order will not just block the visas but end employment permit cards to spouses on work visas, which was introduced by the previous Obama administration. The move will also increase what some Indians informally call "inspector raj", where Homeland Security will have to carry out "site visits" where workers with L-1 visas are employed. During the daily news briefing, White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters,"I think with respect to H1Bs and other visa is part of a larger immigration reform effort that the President will continue to talk about through executive order and through working with Congress". "You've already seen a lot of action on immigration and I think whether it's that or the spousal visas or other types of visas, I think there's an overall need to look at all of these programmes. You'll see both through executive action and through comprehensive measures a way to address immigration as a whole and the visa programme," Spicer added. The proposed order was leaked and then published by a few news websites on Monday. According to the leaked document, Trump would reverse former president Obama's order of extending foreign students stay in the US for a period of time after completing their course. The draft order seeks the administration to "consider ways to make the process of allocating visas more efficient and ensure that beneficiaries of the programmes are the best and the brightest". The order also proposes to set up a commission to analyse US's current immigration policies and their impact on the American society, economy, workforce, and the foreign policy and national security interest of the United States. (WION with inputs from PTI)

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Soon, H1-B, L1 visa holders may get their visa re-stamped in the US itself

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