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The US Government has taken back a regulation proposed by former President Donald Trump's administration that sought to narrow the definition of "specialty occupation" under the H-1B visa regime. The change will be a relief for Indian information technology firms, the largest users of H-1B visas. "The Department of Homeland Security has formally vacated a regulation that would have redefined the H-1B specialty occupation, restricted off site placement of H-1B employees, and otherwise increased employer compliance obligations. The vacatur follows a federal court ruling that set aside the reg...
Trump curbs would have shaved off I-T firms’ profit margins by up to 5.80%, hit mid-tier firms most In a huge relief to Indian IT service companies and techies, the Biden administration has scrapped changes to H-1B visa rules introduced by the Donald Trump administration in October 2020. Though the Trump-era regulation never took effect due to a federal court ruling, the US government has formally rescinded it and reinstated long-standing H-1B eligibility criteria. The rules would have revised the definition of “specialty occupation,” placed new restrictions on the placement of H-1B w...
US & Canada News News: With the US government’s ban on travellers from India in effect since May 4, Indian students who have been accepted for courses in American universiti.
Green card holders stuck in India need to prove US ties Lubna Kably MUMBAI: Immigration attorneys are facing a host of queries from green card holders, stuck in India either owing to travel restrictions or personal exigencies – such as their own illness or that of close relatives. In many cases, inquiries are being made on behalf of parents, who were visiting India and the pandemic put their travel plans to the US in complete disarray. © Provided by The Times of India A green card holder who has been outside the US, for more than 180 days but less than one year, has to pro...