Visa curbs on Indian companies not in spirit of Indo-US ties: CII

Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 12:19

Industry body CII on Friday urged the US to reject provisions of the Comprehensive Immigration Bill related to H-1B visas, which it alleged are discriminatory in nature, target Indian companies and therefore, is against the spirit of the growing India-US strategic partnership.

India seeks more US visas for its high-skilled workers

Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013, 20:11

As the US moves forward to reform its immigration system, India has said that a generous American visa policy for the country`s high-skilled workers would help everyone and both nations will emerge as winners.

India seeks more US visas for its high-skilled workers

Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013, 19:55

As the US moves forward to reform its immigration system, India has said that a generous American visa policy for the country`s high-skilled workers would help everyone.

US uses lottery to choose recipients of H-1B visas

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 09:01

The US, which received about 124,000 applications for the 85,000 H-1B visas up for grabs this year, has used lottery to determine who all would be given the most sought after work visas among IT professionals.

US receives 50000 packages of H-1B petitions on first day

Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2013, 09:01

USCIS can reward a maximum of 65,000 H-1B visas for the fiscal year 2014 beginning October 1, 2013.

US starts receiving applications for H1B visas

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 13:45

The US has started accepting petition for the much sought H-1B work visas, amidst fear from industry experts and officials that the Congressional mandated quota of 65,000 might get filled up in the first week itself.

US engineers' body seeks curb on H-1B visas

Last Updated: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 10:42

The engineers' body has sought a legislation providing employment-based green cards for skilled immigrants.

Visas slow for Iraqis who helped US war efforts

Last Updated: Sunday, March 24, 2013, 22:10

The federal government has issued less than a quarter of the 25,000 visas created for Iraqis who helped American efforts during the Iraq War and the programme is set to end this year.

H1-B visas could double under Senate plan: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 10:21

The number of H-1B visas issued by the US could double under a proposed Senate immigration plan which would also remove the cap on the green card, a move likely to benefit Indian-American technology professionals but not the Indian companies.

Gillard backs foreign temporary work visas `crackdown`

Last Updated: Monday, March 4, 2013, 13:14

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Monday backed a recent crackdown on alleged abuse of foreign temporary work visas, saying that the changes in visa scheme would get the "out of control" system back on track.

Top 10 H1B visa companies outsource jobs overseas: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 12:35

The Top 10 companies benefitting from H-1B visas are offshore outsourcers, a US publication reported Tuesday, prompting an eminent American engineering organisation to seek a review of the ongoing immigration reforms.

Britain plans more face-to-face visa interviews for students

Last Updated: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 23:01

Britain said it would increase the number of face-to-face students interviews instead of just paper checks after a pilot study found abuse of the country`s student visa system in Pakistan.