US lawmaker moves bill to double H-1B visasA US lawmaker of Indian origin has proposed legislation to double the annual intake of foreign workers on H-1B visas, which is a short-term...
19 Jul, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
Amended H-1Bs must for employees moving from one job site to anotherIn July 2015, USCIS had issued a policy memorandum based on the decision taken by the Administrative Appeals Office in a particular case. T...
07 Jul, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
US district court upholds requirement to file amended H-1B petitions on change of job locationIn July, 2015, USCIS had issued a policy memorandum, based on the decision taken by the Administrative Appeals Office in a particular case....
25 Feb, 2022, 12.11 PM IST
H-1B visa approval rates higher in FY21 as demand rises for tech talent in U.S.Approval rates had fallen during the Trump administration as the USCIS started rejecting a higher number of visa applications or asking for...
25 Aug, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
US issues more H-1B visas as tech talent demand climbsThe US administration has issued a higher number of H-1B visas this year as demand for technology talent in the country continues to surge....
25 Aug, 2021, 12.15 PM IST
ITServe Alliance obtains a preliminary injunction against the pay hike ruleThe interim final rule, which came into effect from October 8, had significantly hiked wages for H-1B workers by upwards of 40%.
05 Dec, 2020, 10.48 AM IST
Lawsuit challenging H-1B wage increase filed in the US“There is no basis for this IFR to be issued. Not only the underlying argument is severely flawed but also the timing is obvious. This is m...
19 Oct, 2020, 09.34 AM IST
Industry bodies, Democrats call H-1B changes move to score political pointsThe ITServe Alliance (ITServe), which represents over 1,400 small and medium IT staffing companies in the United States, said the Interim F...
10 Oct, 2020, 06.52 AM IST
New US rules for H-1B visa to benefit Indian ITNew rules have been put in place to determine employer-employee relationships while issuing H-1B visas.
20 Jun, 2020, 06.37 AM IST
H-1B seekers don't have to give detailed info of work stintThe United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which administers the country's immigration system, will stop asking H-1B v...
22 May, 2020, 12.27 PM IST
Neufeld memo: US Court scraps old memo used to deny H-1B visasThe US court for the District of Columbia invalidated what is known as the ‘Neufeld Memo’ used since 2010 by the US Citizenship and Immigra...
12 Mar, 2020, 07.39 AM IST
US agency slows H-1B denials as lawsuits mountLawyers say the US Citizenship and Immigration Services is seeking more Requests for Evidence from visa applicants than before.
25 Feb, 2020, 02.49 PM IST
Visa curbs hit business of US IT staffing cos run by IndiansStaffing companies hire nearly 17 million temporary and contract employees annually in the US.
21 Jun, 2019, 02.24 PM IST
Explain H-1B delays & denials, US court orders immigration agencyUSCIS will also have to provide explanations regarding the change in its rule that has adversely impacted IT service companies
15 May, 2019, 11.38 AM IST
IT companies file lawsuit against USCIS over shorter duration of H1B visasThese visas are typically issued for three to six years to employers to hire a foreign worker.
16 Oct, 2018, 11.46 AM IST
Lawsuit against US immigration body over shorter H-1B visasITServe Alliance in its lawsuit petition filed on October 11, points out that US laws prescribe a three-year duration for an H-1B visa.
15 Oct, 2018, 07.47 AM IST
Suit against new limits on STEM students in USThe new rule appeared as a change on the website of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and was first noticed in...
18 Jul, 2018, 10.50 AM IST