H1B visa
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Trump backs H-1B visas again despite Republican calls to end programme
Washington: US President Donald Trump once again defended the H-1B visas, saying overseas workers are needed to train American workers. “If you are going to be making chips, we don’t make chips…
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US ends automatic extension of work permits for foreigners
Washington: Weeks after raising H1B visa fees to USD 100,000, the US authorities announced the end of automatic extension of Employment Authorisation Documents (EAD) for foreigners, in a move likely to impact…
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Florida moves to ban H-1B visas across state universities
Washington: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that he is directing the state’s Board of Governors to end the use of H-1B visas across state universities, saying that positions currently held…
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White House reaffirms ‘America First’ stance amid H-1B visa overhaul
Washington: The White House has reiterated that President Donald Trump’s priority in reforming the H‑1B visa programme is to put “American workers first” and vowed to fight lawsuits filed against the administration’s…
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H-1B visas: US Chamber of Commerce sues Trump administration
Washington: The US Chamber of Commerce, the country’s biggest business organisation, has sued the Trump administration over the $100,000 H-1B visa application fee, calling it “unlawful”. In a lawsuit filed in a…
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H-1B visas: Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s USD 100,000 fee
Seattle: In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new USD 100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and…
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TCS, 9 others questioned by US officials over H-1B visa filings after layoffs of American staff
New Delhi: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Cognizant and eight other major corporations have been questioned by US Senators for filing thousands of H-1B skilled labour visa petitions after conducting “mass layoffs” of…
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H1B visa: US Commerce Secy signals ‘significant’ number of changes before 2026
New York: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said there will be “a significant number of changes” in the H1B visa process before February 2026, when the new fee of USD 100,000 goes…
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India to engage with US on proposed H-1B visa fee hike
New Delhi: India is engaged with the Trump administration and other stakeholders as Washington looks at framing rules to implement its decision to raise the application fee for H-1B visas to USD…
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Devotees turn to ‘Visa Balaji Temple’ in Chilkur amid H1B visa fee hike
Hyderabad: Amid concerns over US President Donald Trump’s proclamation imposing a USD 1,00,000 fee on H1B visas, a famous Balaji temple on the outskirts of Hyderabad is in focus. Known as ‘Visa…
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H-1B visa crackdown ‘shockingly anti-business’: US Immigration expert
Washington: As the Trump administration announced new restrictions on H-1B visas, a leading immigration expert in Washington believes that the Trump administration has taken a “shockingly anti-business stance” in its crackdown on…
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Telangana govt assures support to professionals hit by US H-1B visa fee hike
Hyderabad: Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Sunday assured that the state government would extend full support to families and professionals affected by the United States’ sharp hike in H-1B visa fee,…
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USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee triggers panic among Indians in US
New York: Widespread panic, confusion and concern gripped Indians in the US on H-1B visas on Saturday hours after US President Donald Trump’s order to impose a staggering USD 1,00,000 fee on…
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Full implications being studied: India on restrictions on H-1B visas
New Delhi: India on Saturday said the Trump administration’s new restrictions on H1B visa programme are likely to have humanitarian consequences and hoped that the “disruptions” would be addressed suitably by the…
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Trump says he is on ‘both sides’ of H-1B argument
Washington: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was on “both sides” of the H-1B argument but what he really wants to do is expand the categories of people coming to…
