H-1B Visa

A limited number of H-1B specialty occupation workers in the US will be allowed to renew their visas in January, according to State Department officials. The rollout of the H-1B domestic visa renewal pilot will not be limited to 20,000…
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Canada Immigration Minister Sean Fraser on Tuesday announced that the government will create an open work-permit stream to allow 10,000 American H-1B visa holders to come and work in the country. In an official release, Canada's Ministry…
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In a big relief for foreign workers in the US tech sector, a judge has ruled that spouses of H-1B visa holders can work in the United States. In the process, US District Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissed a lawsuit filed by Save Jobs USA which…
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Amid the layoffs at Twitter since Elon Musk's takeover, things have got a little complicated for employees – especially if they are an H1-B visa holder. According to a Forbes report, Twitter has approximately 625 to 670 employees in H-1B…
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Applying for visa stamp at a US Consulate or Embassy abroad for activation of H-1B status could soon be a thing of past after a presidential commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders unanimously approved a recommendation for the…
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The US has received sufficient number of applications needed to reach the Congressionally mandated 65,000 H1-B visa cap for the fiscal year 2023, the country’s federal agency for immigration services said on Tuesday. The H-1B visa is a…
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Underlining the dire need to expand the H-1B visa programme, a former Congresswoman on Wednesday told a US Senate committee that the operation and implementation of the work visa for foreign workers has not kept pace with the country's…
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The registrations for the most-sought after H-1B visa would start on March 1 and remain open till March 18, 2022. During this period, the petitioners and representatives will be able to complete and submit their registrations using the…
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The United States will allow its consular officers to waive in-person interviews for H-1B and other certain non-immigrant visa applicants through next year to help reduce visa wait times, the State Department said on Thursday. “The…
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In a major victory for H-1B employers, a federal court has approved a settlement under which the US Citizenship and Immigration Services has agreed to qualify market research analyst as a speciality occupation for the purposes of…
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