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  US resumes premium processing of all H-1B visa categories

  World | October 04, 2017 13:01 IST

  US has resumed premium processing of H-1B work visas in all categories, months after it was suspended temporarily to handle the huge rush of applications.

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  Why Trump’s H1B visa reforms will have little impact on rich Indians

  World | May 12, 2017 15:00 IST

  Strict norms in the offing for the H1-B and L1 Visa Programme may have left thousands of Indian techies looking for a boost in their career in the lurch, the case is starkly different for those with deep pockets.

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  Emirates cuts down flights to US as Trump’s visa curbs lead to drop in demand

  World | April 20, 2017 8:33 IST

  Emirates, the Middle East's biggest airline, today said it is cutting flights to the United States because of a drop in demand caused by heightened US security measures and Trump administration attempts to ban travellers from Muslim-majority nations.

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  Trump signs executive order to stop ‘misuse’ of H-1B visa programme

  World | April 19, 2017 10:02 IST

  US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that calls for a review of the H-1B visa programme, saying they should never be used to replace American workers and be must given to the most skilled and highest paid applicants.

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  US bill seeks to bar Indian companies from hiring on H-1B visas

  July 09, 2016 19:14 IST

  Washington: A legislation, by a bipartisan group of two US lawmakers, has been introduced in the House of Representatives, which if cleared, would not allow Indian companies from hiring IT professionals on H-1B and L1

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  H-1B visa abuse harming American workers: NYT

  World | June 17, 2016 16:28 IST

  H-1B visa "abuse" is harming American workers, leading US daily New York Times said on Thursday and asked the US Congress to close the loopholes as some companies skirt rules for using foreign workers with such visas by outsourcing recruitments to fi

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  H-1B visa violation: Disney ABC TV reverses plans to outsource IT jobs

  June 13, 2015 16:14 IST

  Washington:  Amid reports of a US government probe of two top Indian IT companies for possible violations of H-1B visa rules, Disney ABC TV has cancelled plans to outsource IT jobs, according to a media

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  Spouses of H-1B visa holders to get work permits in US

  World | February 25, 2015 7:30 IST

  Washington: The US has announced that it will provide work permits to spouses of H-1B visa holders beginning May 26, a move that is expected to benefit thousands of talented and professional Indian spouses who

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  Microsoft proposes over Rs 5 lakh fee for new category of H1B visa

  October 01, 2012 14:00 IST

  Washington, Oct 1: In a proposal that will hit Indian IT companies the most, US software giant Microsoft Corporation has suggested a whopping fee of $ 10,000 (over Rs 5 lakh) for a new category

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  H-1B Visa Applications To Be Accepted From April 2

  World | March 28, 2012 15:48 IST

  Washington, Mar 28: Applications for the H-1B work visa — used extensively by Indian IT professionals — for the fiscal beginning October 1, would be accepted beginning April 2, a federal immigration agency announced on