THE US GOVERNMENT on Wednesday announced major reforms in its popular H-1B visa programme, a move that is expected to help thousands of Indian tech professionals.
The new rules will make it easier for American companies to hire foreign workers with special skills. It will facilitate a smoother transition from F-1 student visas to H-1B, a non-immigrant visa that lets US companies hire foreign workers in various occupations requiring advanced knowledge and technical competence.
The norms, to take effect in mid-January 2025, would also ease the visa processing time and streamline the issuance of these documents for skilled workers, students and entrepreneurs. In the latest overhaul, the Biden administration has reintroduced "prior deference" policy, which was dropped in the previous Trump presidency.
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