US Senator Flags H-1B Misuse: DHS Orders Full Review; What It Means for 600,000 Indian Techies

US Senator Flags H-1B Misuse: DHS Orders Full Review; What It Means for 600,000 Indian Techies

India is keenly following up the investigation of the US Department of Homeland Security on H-1B and OPT programs which are major immigration programs through which Indian technology professionals and students access the country. Most H-1B visa are controlled by Indian nationals. According to the statistics of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, 70-75 percent […]

H-1B Visa Abuse: US Visa Program Under DHS Review, says Senator Schmitt

H-1B Visa Abuse: US Visa Program Under DHS Review, says Senator Schmitt

The issue of how some of the major U.S. job-visa programmes are operating was raised in a Senate oversight hearing this week. Much of this was alleged by Republican Senator Eric Schmitt to have been in misuse through programs like the H -1B visa and the Optional Practical Training (OPT). The hearing triggered the U.S. […]