New Delhi/Washington: A legislation has been introduced in the United States’ House of Representatives which calls for more than doubling the minimum salary of H-1B visa holders — from US$ 60,000 to US$ 130,000 — making it difficult for companies to use the programme to replace American staff with foreign workers, including those from India. Nearly two-thirds of H1B visa applicants are Indian nationals
The executive order drafted by the Trump Administration not only strangulates H-1B and L1 visas, but according to experts, also increases the “inspector raj” and ends employment authorisation cards to spouses on such work visas, which was recently introduced by the former Obama Administration.
According to reports pouring in from the US, the Presidential draft order was leaked to some news outlets that chose publish it.
The reports claim that Mr Trump is also set to reverse the Obama’s administration’s extension of the duration of optional practical training work visas, which allowed foreign students to stay in the United States a bit longer after completion of their studies.
