Washington: Observing that nearly 30 per cent of all companies started in the US in 2011 had immigrant founders, Indian IT professionals have appealed to Congressmen to not only consider increasing the H-1B quota but also quick and smooth green card for them. They told the Congressmen that the immigrant-based businesses have generated more than $775 billion in revenue for the American economy.
Over the past few days, a large number of Indian IT professionals from across the country under North American Association of Indian IT Professional (NAIIP), met several dozen lawmakers over including to have their voice heard and incorporate their views in the comprehensive immigration reform. Urging the Congress to increase H-1B visa quota, NAIIP demanded that revalidation of H-1B visa be allowed to be done within the US.
If the country specific visa system is lifted employers could bring in more technology experienced employees according to their needs from any country, it argued. Noting that small US companies are not able to find experienced professionals with the requisite skills from the market, NAIIP argued 50:50 ratio will upset visa processing of foreign nationals.
Any increase in H-1B visa fee, NAIIP would hit small and medium businesses. "If the visa fees are increased the small businesses have bear the burden and it will slow down their business as a whole," it said. NAIIP also sought 60 day settlement period for laid off H-1B workers before they have been asked to leave the country. The current
10:55 AM, Apr 12, 2013
Washington: In a proposal that will hit Indian IT companies the most, US software giant Microsoft Corporation has suggested a whopping fee of $10,000 (over Rs 5 lakh) for a new category of H-1B visas and $15,000 (more than Rs 7.5 lakh) for permanent residency or Green Card. This could raise a huge $5 billion over a decade, it said. Both the new categories of H-1B and Green Cards, according...
03:10 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Washington: The New York metropolitan area has the highest demand of H-1B visas, followed by Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose and Washington, a new report on geographical distribution of this most sought after work visas has revealed. "The New York metropolitan area had by far the highest demand for H-1Bs: almost 53,000 on average over the 2010-2011 period, accounting for more than 16 per cent of national demand," the...
09:12 AM, Jul 19, 2012
Washington: The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that it has reached the cap on congressionally mandating 65,000 H-1B work visas, the most sought after by Indian professionals. This is for the first time in several years, in particular during the recent economic crisis, that the cap on H-1B visas, for technology professionals, has been reached mid-year. In the past few years, it either crossed over to next...
11:19 AM, Jun 13, 2012
New Delhi: In what may come as good news to American visa applicants, the United States on Wednesday announced that Indians who are renewing their visas, valid or expired, within four years, are likely to get waiver for a personal interview. "This new programme will permit consular officers to waive interviews for some qualified applicants who are renewing their visa within 48 months or four years, of expiration of their...
05:34 PM, Mar 21, 2012
Washington: US immigration authorities, in the past four years, have increased denial of work-related visas, with India-born professionals being refused at higher rates than nationals of other countries, an American think tank said in a report on Friday. Analysis of new data obtained from US Citizenship and Immigration Services showed the agency had increased denials of L-1 and H-1B petitions beginning 2008, thus harming the competitiveness of US employers and...
01:44 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Body shop or chop shop? The Indian presence in the US job market is under the spotlight again.
The storm "The emergency border funds will be paid for by assessing fees on foreign companies known as chop shops that outsource good, high-paying American technology jobs to lower wage, temporary immigrant workers from other countries. But it will not affect the high-tech companies such as Intel or Microsoft that play by...
11:10 AM, Aug 31, 2010
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12:49 PM, May 01, 2010
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01:40 PM, Oct 30, 2009
The new law in the US will make it easier for firms to hire Indians. ...
05:14 PM, Oct 19, 2009
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11:49 AM, May 30, 2009
This after complaints of outrageous abuse by Indian firms. ...
09:05 AM, May 08, 2009
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08:08 PM, Apr 24, 2009
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10:34 AM, Apr 11, 2009
Only 42,000 applications for H-1B visas for skilled workers against 65,000 cap. ...
10:49 AM, Apr 10, 2009
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01:16 AM, Feb 17, 2009
Companies and workers accused of submitting false documents for the visa. ...
10:10 AM, Feb 14, 2009
Sri Lanka's spinner Muttiah Muralitharan told CNN-IBN that Sri Lanka is in confident mood and also has his say on Team India. ...
04:48 PM, Jan 03, 2008
Hyderabad: The Indian and New Zealand cricket teams would arrive here on Tuesday afternoon by a special charter flight from Ahmedabad for the second Test beginning November 12, Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president Arshad Ayub said on Monday. The teams would resume practice from Wednesday. This will be the first time since 1988-89 that the HCA would be hosting a Test match and it will also be the first at...
12:49 PM, Nov 02, 2007
The outsourcing row between India and the US is once again hotting up. ...
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