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Carlson: “No Big Changes’ in H-1B Visa Program”

Carlson: ‘No Big Changes’ in H-1B Visa Program. June 8th, 2018 Despite warnings by the Trump administration that the US immigration system will be revamped, sticker rules for others to be forced and a few programs scrapped. The … Continued

The U.S. To Redefine the Occupations That Qualify for H-1B Visas in January

The U.S. To Redefine the Occupations That Qualify for H-1B Visas in January. The US government has announced that the revision of specialty occupations would be proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Office of Information and … Continued

Trump’s Plan to Revoke Working Permits for H-4 Visa Holders to Leave 100,000 Jobless

Trump’s Plan to Revoke Working Permits for H-4 Visa Holders to Leave 100,000 Jobless. If the plan of Donald Trump’s administration to revoke work permits for spouses of H-1B visa holders gets approved, then the US will have around … Continued

Microsoft Could Move Jobs Abroad if Us Immigration Policies Turn Sour

Microsoft Could Move Jobs Abroad if Us Immigration Policies Turn Sour. The President and the Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft Brad Smith, claims that the company, one of the biggest in the IT sector in the US, could … Continued

New Rule Makes it Easier for US Officials to Deny H1B Visas

New Rule Makes it Easier for US Officials to Deny H1B Visas. The Trump administration has granted the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudicators more power to deny applications, by giving these immigration officials full discretion to reject … Continued

Top US CEOs Warn Trump’s Immigration Policies Could Harm Economy

Top US CEOs Warn Trump’s Immigration Policies Could Harm Economy. The CEO members of the U.S. Business Roundtable have written a letter to the Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen to express their concerns … Continued

Indian CEO Arrested in US on H-1B Visa Fraud Charges

Indian CEO Arrested in US on H-1B Visa Fraud Charges. An Indian CEO has been arrested in the United States on visa fraud charges, and risks being sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of €250,000. Pradyumna … Continued

US to Revoke Work Permits to H4 Visa Holders Within Three Months

US to Revoke Work Permits to H4 Visa Holders Within Three Months. Trump administration has taken concrete steps regarding changes to the H-4 visa after months of intimation and discussion. The revocation of work permits to H-4 visa holders … Continued

US Tech Company Found Guilty of H-1B Visa Abuse

US Tech Company Found Guilty of H-1B Visa Abuse. A US tech company based in Redmond, Washington, has been found guilty of H-1B worker abuse. The US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation has found that … Continued

US to Initiate Deportation of H1B Holders with Expired Visas Starting October 1

US to Initiate Deportation of H1B Holders with Expired Visas Starting October 1. September 27th, 2018 Deportation is threatening all US workers who live and work in the country under an H-1B visa in case their legal stay … Continued