Because the Donald Trump administration introduced a hike within the H-1B visa charge, tech firms in the US shortly suggested their visa-holding workers to keep away from leaving the nation and urged these presently overseas to return earlier than the brand new rule comes into impact on September 21. This led many Indians to hurry to e book flights and head again to the US, creating a way of urgency at airports. Nonetheless, easing considerations for these planning their journey, a US official has since clarified that there is no such thing as a must rush again to the nation.
The official additionally clarified that the Indians re-entering the nation wouldn’t must pay $100,000 as the brand new rule calls for. The official stated, “Those that are visiting or leaving the nation, or visiting India, need not rush again earlier than Sunday or pay the $100,000 charge.”
The US official additionally clarified that the steep H-1B visa charge will apply solely to new visa purposes and to not renewals. “The $100,000 is just for new and never present current holders,” the official stated.
With 71-72 per cent of H-1B visas going to Indians, the transfer has sparked considerations about its results on Indian tech professionals and remittances.
Earlier, when Donald Trump signed a proclamation elevating the H-1B visa charge to over ₹88 lakh yearly, US tech firms suggested their visa-holding workers to stay within the nation in the event that they had been planning to journey overseas and urged these already abroad to return earlier than the deadline, in response to inner emails reviewed by some information companies.
In inner notes circulated to workers, Amazon stated, “You probably have H-1B standing and are within the US, keep within the nation for now. We suggest H-1B and H-4 visa holders return to the US earlier than 12:00 AM EDT on September 21.”
Equally, Microsoft issued an inner e-mail advising the same warning. “H-1B visa holders ought to keep within the US for the foreseeable future,” Microsoft stated in its e-mail.
