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The move comes days after the Public Broadcasting Service aired a documentary on H-1B visa programme that allows skilled workers from countries like India to fill high-tech jobs in the US. (Photo: DC/File)

21 lakh Indian IT professionals applied for H-1B visa in 11 years:...

USCIS received 3.4 million (34 lakh) H-1B visas applications, of which people from India accounted for 21 lakh.

1 Aug 2017 12:10 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman

India has taken up visa issue with US: Nirmala Sitharaman

US has not made any comprehensive changes to the work visa programmes including H-1B visas so far.

17 July 2017 7:39 PM IST

For Indian IT firms like TCS, Infosys and Wipro, which employ large number of H-1B holders, the move signals longer wait for visa approvals.

Legislative change needed to stop firms from using H-1B visas to...

Congress has a key role to play when it comes to protecting American workers, Acting Labour Secy said.

6 May 2017 2:36 PM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stands with Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the State Department in Washington. (Photo: AP)

H-1B visa reform to be part of immigration package: US tells India

The assurance came amid reported moves by Trump admin to bring out an executive order to curtail use of H-1B visas.

4 March 2017 11:19 AM IST

Attorney Brent Renison said the court did not say the lottery was the best way to distribute visas, only a permissible way. (Photo: File)

Increase salary of H-1B visa holders to $80,000: US Labour Secretary

Acosta told a Congressional panel that it would address to a large extent the problem of replacement of American workers...

29 Jun 2017 1:18 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while adressing the Indian diaspora at the community programme in Washington DC (Photo: PIB/Twitter)

Confident of more convergence between India-US: Modi in WSJ before...

Modi and Trump are due to hold afternoon talks and a working dinner at the White House, though no press conference is...

26 Jun 2017 7:07 PM IST

President Donald Trump about the health care overhaul bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump pushes for buy American, hire American'

US President will sign an executive order to recommend changes to H-1B visa programme for skilled workers.

19 April 2017 3:20 AM IST

The official said H-1B visas presently were awarded through random lottery with about 80 per cent of H-1B workers being paid less than the median wage in their fields. (Photo: AP)

TCS, Infosys unfairly procured H-1B visas, claims Trump administration

White House said TCS, Infosys and Cognizant have average wage for H-1B visas between USD 60,000 and USD 65,000 a year.

23 April 2017 5:45 PM IST

President Donald Trump about the health care overhaul bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Wrap-up: America first, Australia next

The move to abolish the visa, used by over 95,000 workers, is aimed at tackling unemployment.

23 April 2017 6:47 AM IST

The move comes days after the Public Broadcasting Service aired a documentary on H-1B visa programme that allows skilled workers from countries like India to fill high-tech jobs in the US. (Photo: DC/File)

58-year-old Indian teacher sentenced for H-1B visa fraud in US

George Mariadas Kurusu, a H1-B visa holder and former FSISD teacher, has been in federal custody since his arrest in May...

28 April 2017 7:53 AM IST