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India files trade dispute against US over temporary work visas

India has disputed measures imposing increased fees on certain categories of temporary work visas for US

India files trade dispute against US over temporary work visas

Reuters Zurich

India has filed a complaint against the United States over non-immigrant temporary working visas, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Friday.

India has disputed measures imposing increased fees on certain categories of temporary work visas for the United States and limits on their numbers, the WTO said in a statement.

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India said these measures appear inconsistent with commitments that the United States has made by treating persons from India working in sectors such as computer services in the United States less favourably than U.S. persons, it added.

 

The United States had 10 days to respond to the request, which will go to the Dispute Settlement Body if India and the United States cannot come to a satisfactory agreement.

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First Published: Mar 04 2016 | 4:55 PM IST

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