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H-1B fee hike order rushed, now being rolled back like 'toothpaste back in
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former diplomat Mahesh Sachdev criticised the US decision to raise the H-1B visa sponsorship fee to USD 100,000, calling it rushed and restrictive. He said the move hampers the flow of skilled Indian professionals, reflects pressure from US politics, and risks hurting innovation despite p
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"We would like to make use of it to our advantage": Karnataka Minister G P
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) clarified that 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.
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"Totally unacceptable": Telangana CM Revanth Reddy on H1B visa fee hike
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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New H-1B visa fee applies only to fresh applications: USCIS clarifies
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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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US Commerce Secretary says Trump's Gold Card visa program officially live
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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"Centre should have engaged in diplomacy": Telangana Minister slams govern
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Telangana Information Technology Minister Sridhar Babu Duddilla on Saturday slammed the Union Government after the US Government announced a new USD 100,000 annual fee on H1B visa applications and termed it an "unreasonable" move.
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"Weakness of our diplomacy": Sachin Pilot slams government on US' H-1B vis
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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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US move on H1B visa to have humanitarian consequences, full implications b
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks 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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