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New H-1B visa fee applies only to fresh applications: USCIS clarifies
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The USD 100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications will only apply to the new applicants and not to the petitions submitted prior to September 21, US Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) services clarified on Saturday (local time).
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"American workers being replaced with lower-paid foreign labour," White Ho
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The White House issued a fact sheet, justifying US President Donald Trump's move to impose an annual fee of USD 100,000 on H-1B visa applications, citing concern over US workers being replaced with "lower-paid foreign labour"
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"India should pick up this challenge, develop expertise," Ex Diplomat on H
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Sikri, while talking to ANI on US President Donald Trump signing an Executive Order to raise the fee that companies pay to sponsor H-1B applicants to USD 100,000, said that US President Donald Trump appears to have taken the decision to appease his MAGA base.
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Indian Embassy in US issues emergency assistance number amid H-1B visa fee
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Indian Embassy in the US on Saturday (local time) issued an emergency assistance number for Indian nationals seeking support after the US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing an annual fee of USD 100,000 on H-1B visa applications.
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"Weakness of our diplomacy": Sachin Pilot slams government on US' H-1B vis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday criticised the US move to impose USD 100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications and also targeted the Modi government, saying "unilateral actions are being taken and we are unable to do anything".
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"I think it's a gain for us, we will have more startups....": EAC-PM Chair
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
S Mahendra Dev, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), on Saturday said that India with its push for Viksit Bharat by 2047 could gain by the move by United States to impose a steep USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications and that country will ha
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"H1B visa holders don't need to rush back to US, new rules, including fees
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the official, individuals currently holding H-1B visas, including those visiting India or abroad, don't need to rush back to the US before Sunday or pay the steep $100,000 fee.
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US move on H1B visa to have humanitarian consequences, full implications b
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The government said on Saturday that the full implications of the US decision to impose USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications is being being studied by all concerned, including by Indian industry, and that the measure is likely to have humanitarian consequences by way of the di
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"Can't you handle anything at all?": Arvind Kejriwal slams PM Modi over H1
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Kejriwal posted on X, "Prime Minister ji, do something at least. Why is the Prime Minister of 140 crore people so helpless in the end? Can't you handle anything at all?"
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US' H-1B fee move can have ripple effects on American innovation system, w
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Indian IT industry body Nasscom has expressed concerns following the White House's September 19 announcement of a new USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications, calling the move potentially disruptive to global business continuity and the innovation ecosystem in the United States.<
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Remaining "silent" not helping the country, decision hurting brightest min
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Gogoi further stated that the "draconian measure" was hurting not just the US, but also the biggest and brightest minds that powered the American innovation.
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"Wait for him to get some wisdom": Chhattisgarh Dy CM slams Trump over H-1
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Trump's order mandates companies to pay $100,000 annually for H-1B visa petitions, aiming to curb perceived abuses and prioritise American workers.
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