An H-1B visa holder shared the ordeal of random visa revocations that the US Department of State started this December without giving any explanation. The person shared that they had to travel to India on November 2 because of an emergency related to the health crisis of the father and the return ticket was booked […]
Immigration attorney David Santiago said that H-1Bs who are stuck outside the US at this moment because of visa appointment rescheduling will face questions when they re-enter the country again — about their long period of absence. Santiago advised that such candidates should get it in writing from their company that they were allowed to […]
Immigration attorney Emily Neumann said the first thing that H-1B visa holders who are now stuck at home because all appointments have been delayed by at least six months, owing to the social media vetting, is to keep their H-1B job. The expert said that if a person loses his or her job, they will […]
The weekend brought thunder from across the Atlantic, shaking India’s IT industry to its core. The US—its biggest market, accounting for more than half of $224 billion (Rs 19.9 lakh crore) in tech exports—moved to shut the door on foreign software engineers with a prohibitive H-1B visa fee hike. Announced on September 19 by US […]
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 […]
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 […]
Steve Bannon said foreign students should be forced to leave US after they complete their studies. President Donald Trump’s aide and former adviser Steve Bannon made an explosive remark on foreign students in the country and the H-1B visa programs, calling for a complete purge of international students. “I don’t think you should have any […]
A viral post claimed companies which are laying off are still looking for H-1Bs to hire. Amid a major layoff being announced by US companies, a post has gone viral which shows that Microsoft, one of the 10 companies employing foreign labor, sought 14,181 H-1Bs. The post shared the H-1B requirements of other companies, including […]
H-1B visa expires after six years and has to be renewed after that. A Reddit user asked for tips on how to mentally prepare for a huge salary cut while coming back to India from US for any personal reason or the expiry of the H-1B visa. “Those who plan to return to India from […]
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 […]
