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New variant of H5N1 bird flu spreads to marine mammals, heightening concerns for human transmission
Alarmingly, all samples from Argentina, encompassing sea lions, fur seals, and terns, tested positi…
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US visa rules ease: Now H-1B visa holders' spouses can work in the US
Spouses of H-1B visa holders can now work in the US, ruled a US district court judge on Wednesday, …
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Extend H-1B visa grace period 12 months: Indo-American organisations launch online petition
Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countr…
PTI
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Fired H1B visa holders have 'multiple options', wrong to assume they have to leave in 60 days: USCIS director
In the letter addressed to FIIDS director for policy and analysis strategy Khanderao Kand, the…
PTI
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Two ways the H1-B visa freeze could change things for TCS, HCL Tech, Infosys and other Indian IT companies
H1-B visa freeze could spiral into something more serious for Indian IT companies. These are the tw…
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30-40% of laid off techies in the US are Indians, most on H-1B and L1 visas
According to The Washington Post, nearly 200,000 IT workers have been laid off since November last …
PTI
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Nearly 80,000 Indians with H-1B visas work for TCS, Infosys and other Indian IT companies — here's a company-wise breakup
In a bid to protect American jobs, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 22 i…
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Waited 6 months to join Google says Indian-origin techie on H1-B visa
As Google started laying off its 12,000 employees, affected employees are beginning to look for new…
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A proposed H-1B visa fee increase threatens to kneecap Silicon Valley's ability to hire the foreign talent it needs to compete
Hiring skilled workers on H-1B visas is already hard enough for U.S. tech companies. A proposed fee…
Paayal Zaveri
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H-1B visa suspension will 'disproportionately' impact high-skilled workers from Asia
In a huge blow to Indian IT professionals eyeing the US job market, Trump signed a proclamation on …
PTI
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US looks to replace H-1B visa lottery system with a wage-based selection process that will prioritise higher salaries
The US Department of Homeland Security is looking to revamp the current lottery system used to allo…
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US to modify H1B visa selection process — wages, skill level to get priority over lottery system
The final rule to be published in the federal register on January 8, officials said, is aimed t…
PTI
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H-1B visa rejection rates rise sharply — 30% of Cognizant, Capgemini, Accenture, Wipro and Infosys applications denied
Cognizant witnessed maximum denial rate at 60%. In 2018, Cognizant faced nearly 3,548 rejections…
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Tech giants Google, Amazon, and Apple back work authorisation in US for spouses of H-1B visa holders
An H-4 visa is issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to immediate family me…
PTI
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Benching, firing and re-deploying — the story of 20,000 employees at tech majors
Technology giants — Capgemini, Infosys and Cognizant — are aggressively cutting jobs across levels …
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US wants to scrap temporary business visas for H-1B speciality occupations
The US State Department in a federal notification Wednesday proposed to make changes to its existin…
PTI
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The H1-B visa ban is not what Indian IT firms want— but they are pocketing some savings while it lasts
The IT sector’s coveted H-1B visa may have suspended till the end of the year but they aren’t too w…
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US Chambers of Commerce, NAM and others file lawsuit against latest H1B regulations
It also requires companies to make "real" offers to "real employees," by closing loopholes and prev…
PTI
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Donald Trump's H-1B visa ban incites a sharp reaction from India's tech lobby
NASSCOM calls Trump’s H-1B visa restriction ‘misguided and harmful’ — but Tech Mahindra isn’t too w…
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I was laid off from DoorDash and was depending on it for my H1B visa. I'm mentally struggling to process the shock of looking for a new job.
Insider spoke to a laid-off DoorDash worker who says they now risk losing their work visa if they c…