More curbs on H1-B & L-1 visas likely as US Homeland seeks to tweak norms

To protect the interests of American workers, US may soon put further curbs on H1-B and L-1 work visas. 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to revise the definition of specialty occupation to “increase focus on obtaining the best and the brightest foreign nationals via the H1-B program,” a news report in The Economic Times said.

The changes may see the introduction of additional requirements to ensure employers pay appropriate wages to H1-B visa holders. 

The changes have been proposed under the Fall 2019 Unified Agenda that provides a roadmap of planned federal rule-making across agencies.

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