H-1B Visa Applications Drop 38%. Trump Administration Says Days Of Abuse Over

H-1B Visa Applications Drop 38%. Trump Administration Says Days Of Abuse Over

The Donald Trump administration on Thursday said applications for H-1B visas had dropped significantly this year after major changes were introduced to the work visa selection process. Calling it a crackdown on misuse of the system, the administration said “the days of abusing the programme with mass, low-wage registrations are over.” Data released by the…

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US Firms To Consider Shifting Work To India As Trump Hikes H-1B Visa Fee

US Firms To Consider Shifting Work To India As Trump Hikes H-1B Visa Fee

Bengaluru/Hyderabad: Donald Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown will hasten US firms’ shift of critical work to India, turbocharging the growth of global capability centres (GCCs) that handle operations from finance to research and development, economists and industry insiders say. The world’s fifth-largest economy is home to 1,700 GCCs, or more than half the global tally, having…

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