US Govt welcomes Infosys decision to hire 10,000 Americans
The Dollar Business Bureau The US government on Wednesday welcomed the move by IT major Infosys to employ 10,000 American workers in the coming two years, by stating that it was an outcome of the Trump administration’s “pro-growth economic agenda.” On Tuesday, Infosys had announced that it will set up 4 new centres in the US and hire 10,000 Americans in the coming two years as part of the company’s efforts to lessen the impact of the curbs on H1-B visa. Out of the four, the first innovation centre for newer technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) will be opened in August in the Midwestern US state of Indiana, also the home of Vice-President Mike Pence. The announcement by the IT giant is termed ...
US notifies visa fee hike, Indian IT exports to face music
The Dollar Business Bureau The US government has finally issued a notification implementing an increase in the visa fee for certain categories of H-1B and L-1visa applicants. The move is likely to hit the Indian IT companies that send a large number of professionals to the US to work at their client’s locations. The revised fee will be implemented on applications sent on or after December 18, 2015. “These petitioners must submit an additional fee of $4,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $4,500 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions postmarked on or after December 18, 2015,” the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) said in a statement. As per the new norms, the additional fees will apply to petitioners who ...
