The American administration wanted to do away with the process and hence launched it in a small scale. Acknowledging the success, the US Department of State, in its year-end press statement, said the pilot project for H-1B renewal “allowed many specialty occupation workers from India to renew their visas without leaving the United States. This pilot program streamlined the renewal process for thousands of applicants, and the Department of State is working to formally establish a US-based renewal program in 2025.”
Tag: H-1B Visas
H1B visa debate intensifies ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration
Indians are the main beneficiaries of the H-1B visas, which bring in the best of the talent and brains from across the world. Highly skilled professionals from India walk away with the overwhelming number of H-1B visas — which is Congressional mandated 65,000 every year and another 20,000 for those who received higher education from the US.
US visa: Huge fee hikes for H-1B, EB-5 and other types from April 1, 2024
Technology companies in the US depend on the H-1B visa to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.
Canada to allow US H-1B visa holders and their families to find jobs in their country
Canada is set to open its borders to H-1B visa holders from the United States. Sean Fraser, Immigration Minister, yesterday publicly stated that the Canadian government planned to launch an open work-permit stream to allow up to 10,000 American H-1B visa holders to come and work in the country.
‘Huge push’ to process as many Indian visa applications as possible: US officials
According to media reports, US consular teams are engaged in a “huge push” to process more visa applications in India, US Department of State official spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a press briefing.
Need to modernise H-1B Visa lottery system to counter fraud, abuse: US Immigration Agency
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stated that the computerised drawing of lots devised to select successful H-1B applicants every year has resulted in abuse of the system and a sharp increase in fraudulent efforts.
New US Court ruling on H-1B visa may benefit bulk of Indian techies
A judge in the US has ruled that partners of H-1B visa holders, a significantly large number of whom are Indians, can work in the country, in a big relief to foreign workers in the American tech sector which has seen massive retrenchments.
‘H-1B visa cap for 2024 reached; successful applicants informed’
The H-1B visa cap for the financial year 2024, beginning October 1, has been reached and all successful applicants have been informed about it, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services has said.
H-1B visa sign ups for next year’s fiscal to begin on March 1
USA News: The H-1B visa registrations for next year’s fiscal would start on March 1 and remain opened till 18 of the same month.
US has hit the H-1B visa cap for the fiscal year 2021, says immigration authority
Successful applicants will now be decided by a computerised draw of lots.
