Congress doubles H-1B fee to $4,000
The visa fee must be paid with the initial application and on any extension.
The visa fee must be paid with the initial application and on any extension.
A special $2,000 H-1B fee imposed on large Indian offshore firms but allowed to lapse may return in the spending bill being negotiated by Congress.
Under today's prevailing wage rules, H-1B workers can be paid well less than half that amount in some U.S. regions.
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), a vocal critic of the use of H-1B workers at Disney, introduced legislation this week to reduce the H-1B visa cap by nearly 25%.
Not only visa holders would be affected. People traveling to the U.S. to attend, for instance, a technology conference as a business visitor under the B-1 visa could be excluded by the ban.
The U.S. worker protections included in a federal rule that lets STEM grads work on a student visa for up to three years is stirring controversy.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, a critic of the H-1B program, also opposes the current system of "binding workers to a specific employer."
Did you know there are temples in India where you can pray for an H-1B visa?
These employees are making discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, citing in part "hostile treatment in forcing the Americans to train their replacements."
The majority of comments received by the U.S. support extending the program, which is not surprising given H-1B demand.
The two conspirators falsely represented that their H-1B workers had full-time positions and were paid an annual salary, as required by regulation to secure the visas, said the government.
Their proposed bill "explicitly prohibits the replacement of American workers by H-1B or L-1 visa holders," said the senators, in a joint statement.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) established himself as a champion of the H-1B visa program two years ago. But his views may be changing now that he's running for president.
The IT workers at Cengage Learning in the company's Mason, Ohio offices learned of their fates last month game-show style.
In what may have been a first for a presidential debate, GOP candidates for the office talked about the H-1B visa at their debate Wednesday, but offered little clarity about their plans.