Indian H1-B Visa Latest News: The protests against Indian H-1B visa holders in America have made the central government more vigilant. As per the Times of India report, the Ministry of External Affairs, IT Ministry and Commerce Department are monitoring the status of Indian professionals working legally in America.
According to a government source, our Indian professionals shouldn’t have to deal with difficulties adjusting to life in the United States. The government is worried about this. To better understand the situation, the IT Ministry is also soliciting input from major software companies. The IT Ministry has asked the companies what is the situation regarding this visa on the ground.
Indian H1-B Visa Highlights
- Actually, the newly elected President of America Donald has been against this visa.
- His supporting industrialist Musk also said on Monday that H1B visa is about to end.
- In response to a post, he said that this program should be improved by increasing the minimum salary and maintenance.
- However, Trump has also made statements in support of visas on several occasions.
- Under this, about 45 thousand Indians go to America every year.
Central government does not want to see restrictions in visa policy
The government is also keeping an eye on how the US visa policy for IT and management professionals may change after Donald Trump returns to the White House. The source said that we do not want to see further restrictions in this policy.
Apart from this, the central government also wants to see how much interest multi-national companies are showing in the appointment of Indian professionals. For this, Global Capability Centers (GCC) is the companies setting up in India. There are currently more than 1800 GCCs in India.
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Opinion of Trump supporters divided on visas
The opinion of Trump supporters regarding H-1B visa is also divided among themselves. Trump supporters like Laura Loomer, Matt Gaetz and Ann Coulter are openly opposing this visa. These people say that through H-1B visa, foreign people will get jobs in America and American people will lose their jobs.
On the other hand, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who will soon handle the Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE) in the Trump government, have supported the H-1B visa. They say that to strengthen America economically, the world’s top people should be hired.
Know what is H-1B visa?
H-1B is a non-immigrant visa, under which American companies are allowed to hire foreign professionals for positions requiring special technical skills. Through this visa, companies in the technology sector recruit thousands of workers from countries like India and China every year. People who are associated with a specific profession (such as IT professionals, architects, health professionals, etc.) are typically granted an H-1B visa.
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Only Indians get 7 out of 10 H-1B visas
Let us tell you that America gives H-1B visas to 65,000 people every year. Its time limit is for 3 years and if needed, it can be extended for another three years. Indian people get 7 out of 10 H-1B visas in America. After this come China, Canada and South Korea.
