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...
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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.
STILL WANTED: FOREIGN TALENT--AND VISAS
Even as job losses in the U.S. mount, employers have stepped up the hiring of skilled workers from abroad, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. The acceleration in recent weeks has put companies close to exhausting the 65,000 visas allotted each year for foreign hires under what's known as the H-1B program. Some 61,500 visas had been used as of Dec. 8, and the last visas are likely to be claimed within weeks. Once... Read Full Story
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Before applying for any visa, especially H1B visa, it becomes mandatory that the applicant must understand the various aspects associated with it to avoid any hassles in the application process.
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After months of lackluster response, US authorities have witnessed a sudden increase in demand for H-1B work visa, which is popular am
ong Indian professionals. Though the applications received so far are still over 6,000 short of the Congress-mandated cap of 65,000.
Latest figures released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) show an increase in the number of people applying for H-1B visas in the last two months.
As a result of which, till... Read Full Story
Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 5:29 am
WASHINGTON: After months of lackluster response, US authorities have witnessed a sudden increase in demand for H-1B work visa, which is popular among Indian professionals. Though the applications received so far are still over 6,000 short of the Congress-mandated cap of 65,000.
Latest figures released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) show an increase in the number of people applying for H-1B visas in... Read Full Story
Wipro, MS, Intel, Infy get maximum H-1B visas in '0961,500 H-1B visas had been used as of December 8, and the last visas are likely to be claimed within weeks. Top 10 tech cos that received maximum H1B visas in '08...
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If Congress again takes up divisive immigration reform this summer, tech firms hope that one of their pet issues -- hiking temporary visas for highly skilled foreign workers -- is included. High-tech companies have been lobbying Congress for more H-1B visas granted to college-educated foreign workers. The federal government limits the six-year work permits to 65,000 annually, not including exemptions. The visa cap peaked at 195,000 in 2001-03, but with the tech boom over, the limit wasn't... Read Full Story
There seems stricter H-1B restrictions are in the offing for IT firms. According to a report, two senators Bernie Sanders and Charles Grassley, have introduced legislation that would bar any company that lays off 50 or more workers from hiring guest workers.
The legislation could potentially affect a large number of technology firms that have laid off large numbers of workers but continue hiring, says the report in ComputerWorld.
The high-tech industry overall has... Read Full Story
I'LL ALWAYS BE DAD'S SUNSHINE! Well, it's me again and I just read an article that got my hair standing up on the back of my neck and right now my eyes are red and bloodshot from this article and I began to realize once again that our Government never looks at the big picture but passes things on a whim without giving it much thought. This is the article below: Despite Rising Unemployment, Banks Continue to Replace Americans with H-1B Workers Amid last week's... Read Full Story
The United States began taking visa applications Wednesday for highly skilled foreigners, with lawmakers pressing to close the door to some of the long-coveted workers amid the recession. Companies can seek up to 85,000 so-called H-1B visas for the fiscal year starting in October for IT and other specialized workers. Asians usually get some three-quarters of the visas, with Indians alone taking one-quarter. Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat close to President Barack Obama, and Senator Chuck... Read Full Story
Editor’s note : The guest post below was written by Reid Hoffman , CEO and Founder of LinkedIn. Reid has some strong opinions about how startups can help right the economy, and he offers some suggestions below. (You can also catch him tonight on Charlie Rose , or check out our interview we did with him at Davos). Reid is an investor in over 60 web ventures including Digg, Facebook, Flickr, Friendster, FunnyOrDie, Ning, Last.fm, Six Apart and Technorati.
While at Davos this year, the... Read Full Story
