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Delays & disruption: H-1B anxiety builds up amid US shutdownStalled visa applications and frozen hiring plans have exacerbated the crisis that erupted after the Donald Trump administration began tigh...- US Labor Department sets up new office to oversee work visasThe US Department of Labor has established a temporary Office of Immigration Policy, led by Brian Pasternak, to coordinate employment-based...
- Who pays what? Demystifying H-1B visa fees and wage complianceThe H-1B visa process involves specific cost responsibilities. Employers must pay the required wage, covering actual or prevailing rates. T...
- US government shutdown: What will happen to your visa application?Immigration services face mixed impacts: USCIS may excuse delays, while DOL activities halt. National parks may close, taxpayer support pau...
- US government shutdown temporarily averted, immigration lawyers advise H-1B visa holders to act quickTips for H-1B visa holders include accepting new job offers promptly to obtain approval for the Labour Condition Application (LCA) before N...
- US government shutdown just days away, what will happen to your visa application?In previous shutdowns, USCIS recognized delays caused solely by the government shutdown as excusable. For example, USCIS considered untimel...
- Key changes in process of first step to green card could lead to delaysAn employer in the US must obtain an approved labour certification from the US Department of Labor (DOL) before they can file a green card ...
- US agency to roll draft wage rates for H-1B holders in SeptemberBi-annually, various government agencies indicate their immediate and long-term action plans. Immigration related action plans are typicall...
- All you need to know about the H-2B VisaThe H-2B program benefits non-agricultural workers. The US government allows employers to bring in temporary foreign help when they cannot ...
- US DOL says Cigniti violated H-1B guidelinesIn a statement, the DoL said Cigniti Technologies in Irving hired a system analyst under the H-1B visa programme, then failed to use and pa...
- Does visa processing stop in the event of government shutdowns?In a partial shutdown, only 'essential' government workers continue their jobs. Others are furloughed. Based upon the law, policy, and our ...
- Cloudgen pleads guilty to H-1B fraudCloudgen, a consulting and strategic solutions company, pleaded guilty through its representative Jomon Chakkalakkal, to conspiring to comm...
- Indian textile industry steps up efforts to eradicate child labour employment in the sectorIn the list published on September 30, 2020, the US DoL has included Indian cotton seeds, cotton, thread/yarn besides other commodities bas...
- Can an H-1B employee work from India?Until 2019, when a decision from the DOL changed the calculus, our answer to this question was: “An H-1B employee may work from outside the...
- President Biden hands another win to H-1B holders and Indian students in the USThe OPT (Optional Practical Training) program provides one year of work authorization to students who finish their degrees. The law require...
- The math behind new H-1B wage rule, and what it means for techiesTaking another parting shot at the employment-based immigration affecting green cards, H-1B & other similar work visas, the Trump Departmen...
- 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%.
- US court decision recognises importance of high-skill visa programs, says NasscomThe industry body noted that the DOL IFR changed the manner in which the DOL calculates prevailing wage rates and adjusted the prevailing w...
- 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...
- Business visa compliance: Auditing mattersSeveral Indian companies send their staff to the US on B1-B2 business visas, and most of them are generally admitted to stay in the US for ...
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