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9 January 2018
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In a
relief for Indian techies, US authorities on Tuesday said that the Trump
administration is not considering any proposal that would force H-1B visa
holders to leave the country. The
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The announcement by the US Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) came days after reports emerged that the Trump
administration was considering tightening H-1B visa rules that could lead to
deportation of 7,50,000 Indians.
The reports had said it was mulling ending
extensions for H-1B holders.
The USCIS "is not considering a
regulatory change that would force H-1B visa holders to leave the United States
by changing interpretation of section certain language in Section 104 C of the
American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (AC21) statute that states
that USCIS may grant the extensions," an official said. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
This provides for H-1B extensions beyond the
6 year limit.
"Even if it were, such a change would
not likely result in these H-1B visa holders having to leave the United States
because employers could request extensions in one-year increments under section
106(a)-(b) of AC21 instead," Jonathan Withington, Chief of Media Relations
at the USCIS, said in a statement.
"The agency is considering a number of
policy and regulatory changes to carry out the President?s Buy American, Hire
American Executive Order, including a thorough review of employment based visa
programmes," Withington said.
The statement comes after last week's news
report by US- based news agency McClatchy DC Bureau according to which the US
was considering new regulations to prevent the extension of H-1B visas, the
most sought after by Indian IT professionals. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
The USCIS was never considering such a policy
change, he said adding that "any suggestion that USCIS changed its
position because of pressure is absolutely false." The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
The reported move had been opposed by both
the industry and several lawmakers. The
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The National Association of Software and
Services Companies (NASSCOM), a trade association of Indian information
technology, had warned that any disruptive move on the visa front would be
detrimental for both India and the US.
The USCIS has a Congressional mandate to
issue 65,000 H- 1B visas in general category and another 20,000 for those
applicants having higher education -- masters and above -- from US universities
in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
The H-1B programme offers temporary US visas
that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in
areas with shortages of qualified American workers. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
Since taking office last January, the Trump
administration has been talking about cracking down on the H- 1B visa scheme.
During his election campaign, President Trump
promised to increase oversight of our H-1B and L-1 visa programmes to prevent
its abuse.The Total Investment &
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