Page 5 - Latest Updates on H1B Visa
Top headlines: Trump's temporary visa ban upsets IT industry, and more
Business Standard brings to you a snapshot of events which made it to the headlines today
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US economy to grow slowly than hoped due to Covid-19: Fed official
Since February, US employers have cut nearly 20 million jobs from payrolls, reversing almost 10 years of job gains, according to the Labor Department
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American lawmakers urge Trump to revoke temporary suspension of H-1B visas
Suspending this programme will only weaken our economy and our health care workforce at a time when the need to strengthen both is as clear as ever, Krishnamoorthi said
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Trump move to ban H-1B visa will hurt job creation, warns business chamber
The visa suspension, which runs to the end of the year, seems to open up some 525,000 jobs for American workers, a senior administration official told reporters
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Things to know: Trump suspends H1B, other visas till 2020-end.What it means
The presidential proclamation that temporarily blocks foreign workers entering on H1B visas, are for skilled employees, and L visas for managers and specialised workers being transferred
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Sunder Pichai disappointed by Donald Trump's immigration proclamation
Immigration has contributed immensely to America's economic success, making it a global leader in tech, and also Google the company it is today, Pichai said
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Reform H-1B visa, move towards merit-based immigration: Trump to officials
Noting that there is a cap on H-1B visas of 85,000 every year, the official said that last year, 2,25,000 applications were received for those visas
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US H1-B visa ban: Who is affected by Trump's new rules on work visas?
The effects of the proclamation may not be immediately felt as the issuance of work visas had already dramatically declined due to the coronavirus pandemic
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Trump blocks H1B visa; businesses say decision will hurt US recovery
Trump also blocked those entering on H-2B seasonal worker visas, which are used by landscapers and other industries
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H-1B visa ban to hit innovation, foreign investment: US corporate sector
The Trump administration should stop trying to create and exploit crises to enact the largest cuts to legal immigration in a century. This is deeply harmful to America, Schultz said
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Suspension of work visas to free up to 525,000 jobs in US: White House
A proclamation of Trump on Monday temporarily suspended till the end of the current year a number of popular non-immigrant visas including the H-1B, H-4, H-2B visa, J and L visas
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Donald Trump issues proclamation to suspend H-1B, other visas till year end
Trump said the step was essential to help millions of Americans who have lost their jobs due to the current economic crisis
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Donald Trump to suspend H-1B work visas and others through end of year
Trump will block the entry of foreign workers on H-1B visas for skilled workers and L-1 visas for workers being transferred within a company through the end of the year, the official said
Donald Trump may announce foreign workers' visa restrictions today
Asked if there would be exclusions from the new restrictions, Trump said very few.
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Businesses, colleges plead with Donald Trump to preserve work visas
To not have peers from other countries collaborating side by side with Americans is going to be a setback for the country
IT companies jittery over Donald Trump's plan to suspend H-1B visa
The Indian information technology industry, which has long been a beneficiary of the H-1B visa regime, is likely to be directly impacted if such a suspension is announced for a longer term.
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Top headlines: GST Council meet, Trump may suspend H1B visas, and more
Business Standard brings to you a snapshot of events that made it to the headlines today
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Trump considering suspending H1B visa over rising US unemployment: Report
H-1B is the most coveted foreign work visas for technology professionals from India
An opportune moment for India's tech-based firms: Harsh Vardhan Shringla
India is well aware that while globalisation is here to stay, its norms, however, may become different, says India's foreign secretary
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'Consider benefits of H1-B': Shringla on US reviewing non-immigration visa
In engagements with the US, India has emphasized that this has been a mutually-beneficial partnership that should be nurtured, he said
