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  H-1B visa issue: ‘American economy will find it difficult to cope with reality’, says India

  Business | October 28, 2017 21:53 IST

  Under the current US rules, Indian IT professionals working in the US on H-1B visas do not get back their hard- earned contribution to Social Security, which runs into at least more than US $1 billion per annum.

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  India reiterates concern to US over H1-B visa issue

  India | October 17, 2017 19:09 IST

  Indian concerns on H1-B visa were conveyed during a meeting between EAM Sushma Swaraj and a US Congressional delegation from the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

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  Trump sends new merit-based immigration plan to Congress, silent on H1-B visas

  World | October 09, 2017 14:21 IST

  US President Donald Trump has proposed a point-based system for awarding green cards, preventing immigrants from sponsoring their extended families, and speeding up deportations.

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  US may lose its competitive edge due to H-1B clampdown: Report

  August 08, 2017 14:19 IST

  Clampdown on H-1B visa programme will make it difficult for the US IT sector to attract open talent from countries like India and America might lose its competitive edge, a top American think-tank has said

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  PM Modi discussed 'spirit' of H1B visas with Trump: Sushma Swaraj

  Politics | July 20, 2017 23:46 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the "spirit" of H1B visa with President Donald Trump during their recent meeting and made him agree on crucial contribution of the Indian skilled professionals to the US economy, External Affairs Minister Sushma

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  How ‘extraordinary’ Indians can still get around Trump’s H1B visa restrictions

  World | July 03, 2017 18:59 IST

  A growing number of Indians are turning to the O-1B and the EB-1A category for realising their 'American dream' following Trump administration's crackdown on H1-B visas

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  No mention of H-1B visa issue during Modi-Trump meeting

  World | June 27, 2017 13:00 IST

  The H-1B visa issue that was looming on the India-US relationship in the run up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden meeting with President Donald Trump did not figure in the talks between the two leaders

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  H-1B visa issue not on Modi-Trump meeting agenda, says White House

  World | June 24, 2017 13:17 IST

  A White House official said H-1B visa issue is not on agenda of the meeting between PM Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump.

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  ‘Wrong to say that Indian IT industry is dependent on H-1B’, says Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka

  June 22, 2017 13:23 IST

  Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka today sought to refute the general impression that the Indian IT industry is overly dependent on H-1B visas for its business mode

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  H-1B visa unlikely to be thorny issue in Modi-Trump talks: USIBC

  June 17, 2017 18:56 IST

  The H-1B visa programme is unlikely to be a thorny issue in the maiden meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the talks could yield a "win-win formula" for both the sides, USIBC said

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  US issues clarification on higher education H-1B exemption criteria

  World | June 01, 2017 23:28 IST

  A clarification memorandum from the USCIS came in response to a petition in this regard by Leena R Kamat from California who temporarily sought to employee people under H-1B visas having higher education.

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  Trump administration approves stringent visa norms that include social media checks

  World | June 01, 2017 14:49 IST

  The Trump administration has rolled out a new questionnaire for US visa applicants worldwide that asks for social media handles for the last five years and biographical information going back 15 years

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  White House claims 'political victory' as Infosys announces move to hire 10,000 US workers

  May 03, 2017 13:43 IST

  The announcement by Infosys is further evidence that companies are renewing investment in the US as a result of the Trump administration's "pro-growth economic agenda", the White House said

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  Infosys to hire 10,000 American workers, set up 4 tech hubs in US

  May 02, 2017 10:54 IST

  In an attempt to tide over visa-related issues, Indian IT major Infosys will hire about 10,000 locals in the US over the next two years and set up four technology and innovation hubs there.

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  'Greatly value' Indian investments, says US amid H1B visa row

  April 25, 2017 21:24 IST

  The US administration has said that it greatly values investments by Indian companies and wants strong Indo-US economic ties.

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  US accuses top Indian IT firms of violating H-1B visa norms

  World | April 23, 2017 21:28 IST

  The US has accused top Indian IT firms TCS and Infosys of unfairly cornering the lion's share of H-1B visas by putting extra tickets in the lottery system.

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  FM Jaitley 'strongly' takes up H-1B visa issue with US Commerce Secretary

  World | April 21, 2017 7:34 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has “strongly raised” the H-1B visa issue with US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, highlighting the important role played by highly skilled Indian professionals in America, officials said.

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  H1B a trade and services issue, will keep a close watch: India

  India | April 20, 2017 23:35 IST

  India today said it was keeping a "close watch" on the US tightening the H-1B visa rules which will impact Indian IT industry and professionals, and asserted that the issue will be taken up with the Trump administration.

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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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  Trump to sign executive order to further tighten H-1B visa norms

  World | April 18, 2017 10:08 IST

  US President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order that would tighten the process of issuing the H-1B visas and seek a review of the system for creating an "entirely new structure" for awarding these visas.