US lawmakers want Trump to reform H1 B visa, curb on outsourcing jobs
The Dollar Business Bureau A two-party group of lawmakers from the House of Representatives as well as the Senate has prodded US President Donald Trump to put a curb on jobs outsourcing firms and reform the L-1 and H-1B visa programmes. “We write because for far too long the H-1B visa has been abused by some corporations as a way to displace American workers with cheap foreign labour. We urge you to use your authority as President to the greatest extent possible to stop H-1B abuses, but we believe reform also must happen legislatively because of loopholes in the law,” the lawmakers said in a letter written to Trump. In the letter written on July 27, the lawmakers said that the ...
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 ...
