Los Angeles Mayor seeks expansion of H-1B visa programme

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 15:08

US President Barack Obama has said immigration reform is going to be one of his top priorities for his second term.

Increase H1-B visas to let foreign talent stay: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 14:16

Arguing in favour of increasing H-1B visas that are highly popular among Indian professionals, a leading American daily has said the US should not let foreign talent wither away to other countries.

US softens stand on L-1, H-1B visas

Last Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 21:54

As India announced plans to take the issue of "discriminatory" increase in US visa fees to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Washington assured it continued to fully support the admission of qualified Indians.

L&T Infotech faces H-1B visa fraud allegations

Last Updated: Friday, April 6, 2012, 13:31

A former employee of L&T Infotech, has joined a sexual discrimination lawsuit against the company seeking USD 100 million in compensation and has alleged in an amended court complaint that a H1-B immigration visa fraud was "rampant" in the company.

22,000 H-1B applications filed in first four days

Last Updated: Friday, April 6, 2012, 11:02

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has received about 22,000 petitions for the much sought after H-1B work visas in the first four days after it started accepting applications on April 2, officials said.

H-1B visa employees crucial to US business: Microsoft

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 12:52

The congressionally mandated numerical limitation on H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2013 is 65,000, as has been in the previous years.

No hike in H-1B visa fee for next year, says US

Last Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 15:18

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had yesterday in a press release detailed application procedure for H-1B visa for fiscal year 2013 which was wrongly interpreted as hike in visa fee.

US hikes H-1B visa fee; move to hit Indian IT companies

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 12:12

In a move that is expected to hit Indian IT companies majorly, the US government has decided to hike H-1B visa fee from next fiscal.

`More Indians being denied US work visas`

Last Updated: Friday, February 10, 2012, 17:17

India-born professionals are being refused US work visas at higher rates than nationals of other countries, an American think tank said in a report on Friday.

US announces changes in the F-1, H-1B visas

Last Updated: Friday, February 3, 2012, 13:57

Amidst pending comprehensive immigration reform, the United States has proposed several steps including changes in the F-1 and H-1B visas to attract foreign skilled workforce, a move likely to benefit professionals from countries like India.

H-1B visas to Indians up 24%

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 23:02

In a sign of its burgeoning relationship with New Delhi, the US government Tuesday said it had increased H-1B visas issued to Indians by 24 percent between 2010 and 2011.

For every H-1B visa, US tech companies hire 5 workers: NASDAQ

Last Updated: Friday, July 29, 2011, 11:31

Refuting the allegations of US lawmakers and certain quarters here that H-1B visas take away jobs from Americans, NASDAQ's chief has claimed that studies show that for every H-1B visa, technology companies increase employment by five workers.