From economictimes.indiatimes.com
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H-1B Visa
The H-1B Visa Program provides American companies with the ability to employ foreign workers in the United States. This portal points to valuable H-1B resources on the web, and allows members to share their questions and experiences with... [more]
The H-1B Visa Program provides American companies with the ability to employ foreign workers in the United States. This portal points to valuable H-1B resources on the web, and allows members to share their questions and experiences with one another.
- Determine the prevailing
- Using a determination for the occupation and area issued under the Service Contract Act of the Davis-Bacon Act;
- Using a rate set forth in a collective bargaining agreement;
- Requesting that a SWA prevailing wage determination be made;
- Using a survey conducted by an independent authoritative source; or
- Using another legitimate source of information.
'The H-1B visa lull is only temporary'Demand for H-1B visas will rebound as economy recovers, especially among outsourcing firms that are the program's heaviest users. Expensive cities for expats
- The H-1B Visa Lull Is Only Temporary (businessweek.com)
Thousands of work visas used by the tech and biotech industries remain available for foreign workers, even though the U.S. government began accepting applications more than six months ago. Out of the 65,000 H-1B visa applications that are up for ...
From search.msn.com
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- H-1B Visa Fraud Makes for a Different Type of Cemetery Plot (feedburner.com)
The Wall Street Journal has a front page story today on that portrays a sharp decline in the number of H-1B visas. The paper reports that "only 46,700" applications had been made for 65,000 H-1B visas available. Intel's director of work-force policy and manager of the firm's immigration policies, Jenifer Verdery, proclaims that, "The fact that the 65,000-visa cap hasn't been reached this year shows that the market will temper demand when...
From freerepublic.com
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- India to ask US for more H-1B visas (feedburner.com)
- Anger up, visas down: Top 10 H-1B stories of last 12 months (infoworld.com)
- Over 18,000 H-1B visas still available (thaindian.com)
Washington, Oct 30 (IANS) For the first time since 2003, the US H-1B visa programme coveted by Indian IT professionals is on track to leave thousands of spots unfilled amid America's worst downturn in decades, the Wall Street Journal reported.
From story.indiagazette.com
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- Global recession sinks US H-1B visa programme (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
A U.S. visa program that's critical for bringing overseas talent to Silicon Valley and Wall Street usually fills up quickly. The Wall Street Journal reports the H-1B program has many spots unfilled. Last year, all 65,000 visas were taken in one day. Nearly 20,000 spots remain open. One reason is the recession: Companies aren't hiring workers here or from abroad.
From npr.org
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- H-1B visa applications lowest since 2003 (search.live.com)
