Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said H-1B is a scam and only Indians are hired in this visa program. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, known for his anti-H-1B stance, called out the visa program once again and termed it a ‘scam’ and ‘cottage industry’. Targeting India, the Republican leader said most of the H-1B workers are from […]
Economist Peter St Onge’s H-1B explanation goes viral. American economist Peter St Onge’s video explaining the H-1B system and what changes the Donald Trump administration is trying to bring is has gone viral as he summarized that the H-1B overhaul that Trump is planning will restore the visa program to what it was meant for […]
Indian-origin Google employee shares how H-1B, despite giving the cushion of good bank balance, always makes her life in the US feel temporary. A 30-year-old Google software engineer, Surbhi Madan, shared her experience of being on an H-1B visa, though she calls the US her home since 2013, when she came to the country for […]
A report claims tech companies are bending rules to hire H-1Bs. Amid mass layoffs from major tech companies, the companies have now been accused of bending hiring rules in the local newspaper advertisements that they are mandated to advertise before hiring. While the rules say these roles are to be advertised for US-born workers, a […]
Several cases of H-1B petition being denied were reported because of digital signatures which the agency is not accepting any more. Some immigration law offices that deal with H-1B petitions have raised an alert that they are seeing denials of benefit requests over the validity of signatures. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services intensified their […]
No lottery for H-1B? New rule may add weightage on the wage offered for a position. The Donald Trump administration is considering introducing a new process for H-1B hiring under the capped part of the system. The Department of Homeland Security sent the proposal to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for […]
Redditor says company refuses to sponsor for green card, asks whether it would be better to move to Canada. While Canada offers comparatively easy permanent residency, the job market for Indians in Canada is tough, social media users told an H-1B Redditor who sought advice for a sticky situation in the US. The person explained […]
US crackdown on Chinese students’ visa is seen as a victory of the Bannon camp. Donald Trump’s former aide Steve Bannon shot to the centerstage Friday as the Trump administration’s recent visa decisions were seen as a victory of the Bannon camp. Bannon, an avid hater of the H-1B visa programs that allows US companies […]
