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Automatic job authorisation becomes easier for spouses of H-1B visa holders
The Joe Biden administration has agreed to provide automatic work authorisation permits to spouses of H-1B visas holders
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Modi raises issues of Indian professionals including H-1B Visas with Biden
Modi in his first-ever in-person meeting with US President Joe Biden raised a number of issues involving the Indian community in the US
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In boost for Indian IT, US to conduct rare 2nd lottery for H-1B applicants
The move would provide another chance to hundreds of Indian IT professionals who could not make it in the first random selection
US Chambers seeks to double H-1B quota to address workforce shortage
The powerful US Chambers of Commerce has launched a campaign to address the acute shortage of skilled and workforce, which includes urging the Biden administration to double the number of H-1B visas
US Labour Dept seeks public input on determining H-1B wage levels
The US Department of Labor has sought feedback from the public on determining the wage levels for the employment of various immigrants and non-immigrants
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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Biden lets H-1B visa bans expire; Indian IT professionals to benefit
Biden let the ban on foreign workers visa, in particular H-1B, lapse as the notification issued by his predecessor Trump expired, a move which is likely to benefit thousands of Indian IT professionals
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US completes H-1B initial electronic registration selection process
The US has received enough electronic applications during the initial registration period to reach the 2022 fiscal year cap for the H-1B foreign workers visa
Biden urged to rescind Trump-era ban on H-1B and other foreign work visas
Five powerful Democratic senators urged Biden to rescind Trump's ban on some non-immigrant visas, including the H-1B visa which is popular among Indian IT professionals
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H-1B visa: US issues notification to further delay mandatory minimum pay
Proposes to shift the effective date of the rule to May 14
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US House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition
Legislation would require states to offer mail-in and early voting, limit role of big campaign donors
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Biden admin urged not to issue H-1B to Indians till country cap removed
The current per-country cap on issuing of green cards in the US has resulted in Indian professionals, mostly from the IT sector, having to wait for decades for their legal permanent residency
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USCIS to open H-1B cap registration from March 9: Details here
In 2019, USCIS had made the process to apply for H-1B visas electronic
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
Top headlines: Stalemate over farm laws continues, HCL Q3 net profit up 31%
Business Standard brings you top news of the evening
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US modifies H-1B process; to prefer wage, skill over lottery system
The notification was published in the Federal Register. It would come into force in 60 days
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Explained: All you should know about America's new H-1B selection process
Here's how US plans to modify H-1B visa selection process, priorities skill and wage levels
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US to modify H-1B visa selection process, prioritise skill, wage levels
US Immigration will modify the H-1B selection process, prioritising wages to protect the economic interests of US workers and better ensure the most highly skilled foreign workers benefit from
India-American business group urges Biden to ease restrictions on H-1B visa
A top India-centric American business advocacy group has urged the incoming Biden administration to ease the restrictions on H-1B visas and provide green cards to higher education students
Top headlines: Companies hold back on capex, GST mop-up at record high
Business Standard brings you top news of the evening
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