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Spotlight on IT companies as Trump imposes USD 100,000 fee for H1B visas
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) issued a new presidential proclamation titled "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers" that introduces a major overhaul to the H-1B visa programme, imposing a steep USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications, raising fre
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"Startups may face hiring challenges," says former advisor Ajay Bhutoria o
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Ajay Bhutoria, Former Advisor to ex-US President Joe Biden, said that imposition of an annual fee of USD 100,000 on H-1B visas is a " bold step" by the Trump administration to uplift senior citizens.
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Trump Administration imposes USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Trump administration has announced a massive increase in H-1B visa fees, imposing a USD 100,000 annual charge that will fundamentally alter how American companies hire skilled foreign workers, particularly impacting Indian IT professionals who comprise the largest group of beneficiari
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Trump imposes $100,000 application fee on H-1B visa
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) issued a proclamation imposing a USD 100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications.
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"H-1B program is a scam": Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
During an interview on Fox News on Wednesday (local time), he claimed that companies often train American workers alongside H-1B visa holders, only to lay off the Americans and hire the foreign workers. DeSantis added that this practice is unacceptable and hurts American workers.
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US to change green card: Commerce Secy Lutnick says H-1B visa system "terr
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said that Washington, DC, intends to alter the current immigration system, specifically the H1B visa program and green cards.
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"We are against illegal immigration... will take them back ": MEA amid Tru
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
During a weekly press briefing in New Delhi on Friday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We are against illegal immigration, especially because it is linked to several forms of organised crime. For Indians not just in the United States, but anywhere in the world, if they are Indian na
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H-1B Visa Policy unlikely to change, says Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025, Andhra Pradesh Minister for IT and Electronics, Nara Lokesh, shared his insights on the H-1B visa policy and its implications for India.
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"Cloud over plight of over 20,000 'undocumented' Indians": Foreign affairs
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Sachdev emphasised that even though Indians are major beneficiaries of the H-1B visa program, with over 300,000 Indian students in the US, the plight of these 20,000 undocumented Indians remains a concern.
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"We should welcome additional immigrants": Former US NSA Bolton on H-1B vi
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton called for reforms in the US immigration system, particularly on the matter of the H-1B visa programme, expressing support for increasing legal immigration and recognising its value as a strength for the country.
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US: President Trump reaffirms support for H-1B visas, calls for skilled im
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
US President Donald Trump reaffirmed his stance on the H-1B visa program, which allows employers in the US to hire nonimmigrant workers for speciality occupations, stating that the country needs "competent" and "great" individuals to come to the US and that this can be achieved through th
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US: New rule to modernise and improve requirements for H-1B and H-2 visas
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Department of Homeland Security's H-1B final rule and H-2 final rule take effect on Friday, January 17.
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