The Biden administration said it is willing to reconsider objections to H-1B visas. Washington: The Biden administration said Friday that it is willing to reconsider objections or adverse decisions to foreign workers with H-1B visas because of the three policy memoranda from the previous Trump administration that have now been …
Read More »India, US Ponder Unfinished Business As Trump Term Runs Out
Despite advances in defense relations, trade agreements, sanctions and nuclear energy hang on fire With exactly one month remaining in the term of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, the ambassador of the United States in India, Kenneth Juster, initiated a series of calls to the Minister of …
Read More »US Court Rejects Trump Rules Restricting Number Of Visas
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down two Trump administration rules designed to drastically reduce the number of visas issued each year to skilled foreign workers. Changes to the H-1B visa program announced in October include imposing salary requirements on companies that employ skilled foreign workers and limits on specialty …
Read More »Mike Pompeo Touts Iran’s Gulf Policy Before Joe Biden’s Presidency
DUBAI: US Secretary of State Mike pompeo on Sunday he defended his tour of the Arab states of the Gulf and the Trump administrationThe continuing efforts to squeeze Iran out, even as a new US administration led by Joe Biden prepares to enter the White House in January. Although Pompeo …
Read More »US Vaccination Plan Could Miss ‘Weeks or Months’: Biden on Transition Delay
US President-elect Joe Biden has warned that a delay in transition by the outgoing Trump administration will delay the Covid-19 vaccination plan by “weeks or months.” In a virtual roundtable with healthcare workers on Covid-19, Biden alleged Wednesday that his transition team has not received any cooperation from the Trump …
Read More »Trump Administration Plans to Eliminate Computerized Lottery to Select H-1B Visas
H-1B visa is the most in demand among IT professionals in India. (Proceedings) Washington: The Trump administration has proposed eliminating the computerized lottery system to grant H-1B work visas to foreign technology professionals and replacing it with a selection process based on salary level, a move that is expected to …
Read More »The United States proposes not to issue a business visa for specialized H-1B occupations
The State Department has proposed not to issue temporary business visas for H-1B specialty occupations, allowing several companies to send their tech professionals for a short stay to complete on-site jobs in the US, a move that it could affect hundreds of Indians. The proposal, if finalized, will eliminate any …
Read More »TikTok Chooses Oracle Over Microsoft in Trump’s Force-Sell Offer
NEW YORK: The owner of Tik Tok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal who was not authorized to speak publicly about it. Microsoft announced on Sunday that its offer for TikTok was rejected, …
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