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India has criticised US Vice President JD Vance for describing H-B visa workers as indentured serv...
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The United States government has unveiled a comprehensive plan to significantly increase the prevail...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has officially proposed a transformative rule that would significantly raise the minimum salary requirements for H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, and PERM (employment-based green card) programs. Released on March 26, 2026, the rule—titled “Improving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Foreign Nationals in the United States”—aims to […]
As the United States intensifies its scrutiny of the H-1B visa program, Google is reportedly architecting a strategic “India plan” to mitigate potential talent disruptions. The tech giant is exploring ways to shift critical roles and high-level engineering projects to its Indian hubs, ensuring that a more restrictive U.S. immigration policy does not stall its […]
Thousands of Indian IT professionals and skilled workers are facing a massive disruption to their career plans as a surging H-1B visa backlog has effectively wiped out availability for early 2026. Applicants in India who were initially targeting interview slots for January are now finding the earliest available appointments pushed back to September 2026. This […]
The landscape of skilled foreign employment in the United States has undergone a dramatic transformation, evidenced by the sharp drop in approvals of H-1B visas for major Indian IT firms. According to a policy brief by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), the top seven Indian IT services companies secured just 4,573 H-1B petitions for initial […]
A significant divergence has emerged in the U.S. H-1B visa landscape, with Indian-headquartered IT services firms facing increasingly high denial rates for new petitions, even as major American technology companies secure approvals at near-record levels. Data from the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) covering Fiscal Year 2025 highlights a structural shift in how U.S. […]
U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to soften his traditionally hardline stance on high-skilled immigration this week, stating unequivocally that the United States must continue to attract international expertise via the H-1B visa program because the country “doesn’t have certain talents” domestically. The President’s comments, made during a Fox News interview with host Laura Ingraham, have created […]
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services provider, is facing renewed scrutiny over allegations of misusing the US visa system. Former employees have come forward with claims that the company manipulated job roles to secure L-1A manager visas, bypassing the stricter requirements of the H-1B visa program. These allegations have led to lawsuits and […]
The recent overhaul of the H-1B visa rules by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expected to have significant implications for Indian employers. While the changes aim to modernize the visa program and offer greater flexibility to employers, they also come with potential cost increases for Indian companies that rely heavily on […]
Amid rising concerns over the migration of India’s top talent, Zoho Corporation CEO Sridhar Vembu has expressed a unique perspective, stating that he is not alarmed by the trend. Instead, he views it as a sign of India’s rapid development and growing aspirations. Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu’s Perspective on Talent Migration Sridhar’s comments come in […]
