Congress MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Sunday condemned US President Donald Trump's executive order imposing a $100,000 annual fee on companies sponsoring H-1B visa applicants, describing it as a blatant display of disdain towards Indians and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"We're concerned about the impact on employees, their families, and employers. We're working with the Administration and our members to understand the full implications and the best path forward," the Chamber said in a statement on Saturday.
US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) made a major overhaul to the H-1B visa programme, imposing a steep USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications.
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).
US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) noted that the crime in Washington, DC has remarkably gone down as the place has become "totally different from last year", highlighting the effect of the crime crackdown after the Trump administration took control of the policing.
US President Donald Trump demanded that Afghanistan return control of Bagram Air Base to Washington, warning the Taliban government that "bad things are going to happen" if they did not comply with his demand.
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"
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.
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.
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that US President Donald Trump's 'Gold Card' visa programme, which will provide permanent residency to individuals at USD 1 million and corporations sponsoring employees at USD 2 million, is officially live now.
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".