Need to expand H-1B visas: USIBC

Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 09:51

This year the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received thousands of more applications than the number of H-1B visas it can grant, forcing it to decide on the successful applicants through a computerised draw of lots.

Mark Zuckerberg backed group against stringent laws on H-1B visas

Last Updated: Friday, August 21, 2015, 14:23

Almost 86 percent of the H-1B visas that the US granted last year for computer jobs had gone to Indian workers.

Donald Trump sounds death knell to H-1B visas

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 14:01

Such a move, Trump argued, would force companies to give IT jobs to unemployed Americans and not cheaper workers from overseas, including India.

US grants 86% H-1B visas to Indians: Study

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 13:40

Almost 86 percent of the H-1B visas that the US granted for computer jobs went to Indian workers, a Computerworld analysis analysis of government data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request shows.

'Laying off of US workers for H1B holders needs to be probed'

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 12:51

Amid reports that entertainment giant Walt Disney has laid off American employees and replaced them with Indians holding H1-B visas, US Homeland Security Secretary Jeb Johnson has told lawmakers that any such allegations are very troubling and should be investigated.

American IT industry calls for raising cap on H-1B visas

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 17:25

More than 5,45,000 tech jobs remain vacant in the US which is having a deep impact on Silicon Valley-based firms, American IT industry has said while arguing in favour of raising the cap on H-1B visas to attract the brightest minds from across the globe.

American IT industry calls for raising cap on H-1B visas

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 09:05

More than 545,000 tech jobs remain vacant in the US which is having a deep impact on Silicon Valley-based firms, American IT industry has said while arguing in favour of raising the cap on H-1B visas to attract brightest minds from across the globe.

SBI ties up with Snapdeal, PayPal to assist small, medium biz

Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 13:20

Country's largest bank SBI on Thursday signed pacts with e-commerce player Snapdeal and digital payments firm PayPal for providing cheaper loans and cross- border transaction facility to small and mid-sized businesses.

US has record number of applications for H-1B tech visas

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 09:25

Applications for H-1B visas allowing U.S. businesses to hire foreign workers in science, engineering and computer programming totalled a record 233,000 for fiscal 2016, according to government figures released on Monday.

UK visas could be auctioned to overseas millionaires: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 18:55

UK visas may be auctioned off to overseas millionaires or "sold" in exchange for donations to hospitals and universities under new government proposals, a media report said today.

Several maids have fled homes of Indian diplomats in US?

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 16:38

A day before Ambassador Meera Shankar was to return home after completing her tenure in the US in 2011, her maid, without informing anyone, left her official residence.