H1-B visa

New US H-1B visa rules: Trump govt pushes for 'higher-skilled', 'higher-paid' workforce to prevent 'exploit & abuse'

December 24, 2025 11:17 am

US H-1B Work Visa New Rules, H-1B Visa Lottery Scrapped: The Trump administration plans to replace the H-1B visa lottery with a weighted system favouring higher-paid and skilled workers, a move likely to impact Indian professionals and entry-level applicants.

HIRE Act: US lawmaker reintroduces bill to double H-1B visas available to 1,30,000

November 30, 2025 10:55 pm

The legislation, which intends to strengthen the US' long-term economic and technological competitiveness, has a dual track approach to deal with workforce shortages -- drawing more skilled workers from the global talent pool and increasing federal investments in American STEM education to grow the domestic workforce.

From Satya Nadella to Aravind Srinivas: Indian-origin tech leaders who began their journey on H1-B visas

October 14, 2025 11:13 am

Here’s a list of some of the high-profile tech industry leaders who were once H-1B visa holders and where they stand on the proposed rule changes.

'Firm approved 5,189 H-1B visas, laid off 16,000 Americans': White House defends fee hike as move to ‘protect US jobs’

September 21, 2025 5:37 pm

The administration’s defence of the policy centred on what it called widespread misuse of the H-1B programme by large companies.

Infosys, Wipro ADRs fall on New York exchange after Trump’s H1-B visa order

September 20, 2025 4:54 pm

Visa shock likely to drag down shares of IT companies in Indian markets

Trump’s commerce secretary Lutnick says green card to change, DeSantis calls H-1B visas a scam

August 28, 2025 1:55 am

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has said the US intends to modify the current immigration system, specifically the H-1B visa programme and green cards.

Vivek Ramaswamy's exit from DOGE has an Elon Musk & H1-B visa link

January 22, 2025 5:58 pm

Vivek Ramaswamy News: The Indian-American leader's criticisms of the US work culture, where he claimed that mediocrity is “venerated over excellence,” further alienated him from both Elon Musk and key Republican figures.

H-1B visa row brings in differences between Indian and American rights

January 01, 2025 8:25 pm

While denouncing globalism and labour displacement, populists remain entwined in the capitalist structures they ostensibly oppose. The H-1B visa is emblematic of this structural impasse: A tool for capitalist expansion that fuels nationalist anxieties.

How laid-off tech workers can stay on in the US, by switching from H1-B to B1/B2 visa

March 28, 2023 2:19 pm

H1-B visa holders in the US can change their visa status to B1/B2 and stay in the US to find another job. Here's what the process is.

Tremendous efforts underway to cut wait time for issuance of visa in India: US

December 02, 2022 7:58 pm

There have been growing concerns in India over the long waiting period for first-time visa applicants, especially for those applying under B1 (business) and B2 (tourist) categories.

H1B Visa Restrictions A Challenge For Indian Firms, Says NASSCOM

June 22, 2020 7:11 pm