Slowly and surely, the Trump government has begun dismantling the H-1B visa

By artappraiser on Tue, 03/07/2017 - 4:55am |

By Itika Sharma Punit @ Quartz India, March 6

After months of anxiety, India’s $150-billion IT outsourcing industry has received a big blow from the Donald Trump government.

On March 03, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it will temporarily suspend premium processing for H-1B visas from April 03. The H-1B visa allows foreign professionals to work in the US for up to six years and India’s outsourcing firms are among its top beneficiaries, often using the fast-track processing option to fill up positions for new projects on short notice.

Under the premium processing route, applications for the visa are processed within 15 days following the payment of an additional fee of $1,225; the standard procedure, on the other hand, can take three to six months [.....]

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https://qz.com/924906/slowly-and-surely-the-donald-trump-government-has-begun-dismantling-the-h1b-visa/