H-1b Norms
New rule to improve requirements for H-1B, H-2 visas takes effect today
H-1B final rule modernizes the H-1B program by streamlining the approval process, increasing its flexibility to better allow employers to retain talent workers and improving the integrity of programme
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Trump's H-1B ban expires: What this means for Indian IT professionals
The US issues up to 85,000 H-1B visas each year. Most of the nearly 600,000 H-1B visa holders are from India and China
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Nasscom hails ten-month delay in implementing Trump's H-1B allotment rule
Dept of Homeland Security will now push date of the rule March 9 to December 31, will review it as a whole for potential changes or for rescinding it
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Trump's biggest H-1B changes blocked: What it means for Indian techies
A US court has blocked two H-1B regulations proposed by the Trump administration to restrict the ability of American companies to hire foreign employees
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Lawsuit challenges Donald Trump's new H-1B visa rules; calls it 'arbitrary'
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise
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Limited impact of new H-1B norms, but larger risk looms: Jefferies
US recently clarified computer programmers, to be eligible under the H-1B visa norms
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