New regulations for H1B Visa!
Posted on: 08/Oct/2020 1:20:00 PM
With the fast-approaching presidential election, President Donald Trump administration has imposed new regulations on the H1B Visa issue.
The United States of America has been permitting foreigners to work there through the issue of H1B Visa permission. In this regard, the Indians especially have benefited in a large way.
After Trump assumed office as the President of The USA, the regulations for obtaining H1B Visa had been made more stringent. In this situation, with the spread of the raging coronavirus pandemic all over the world and the subsequent preventive action of the imposition of lockdown in several countries including the USA, several people lost their jobs in the USA.
In this scenario, the US President Donald Trump announced on 23rd June that with due consideration to establish the job opportunities for the Americans, the H1B Visa issued to foreigners will be discontinued until the end of 2020.
Further, President Donald Trump ordered last August the ban on US companies employing foreigners.
With the agenda for the presidential election scheduled on 3rd November, the administration of the President Trump has imposed new restrictions on the issue of H1B Visa.
The new restrictions
The Trump administration had announced earlier that the US companies may employ foreigners for certain special services. In the recently released new regulations, the US Government has changed the ‘definition’ of the term ‘special jobs!
Several jobs have been removed from this category. Further, the US has government has emphasised the US companies that priority of appointment MUST be given to the local Americans.
In a notification released in this regard, it is mentioned: “The president has focused on ensuring job opportunities for the Americans especially in the prevailing situation of the raging coronavirus pandemic. This is the main reason for the release of revised rules and regulations on the issue of H1B Visa.
Reaction from experts: they warn!
The experts have warned on the above new restrictions on the issue of H1B Visa that even as the USA is continuously making the issue of H1B Visa more stringent, the current employees working the US companies and those who are interested in working in these companies would be severely affected adversely! Further, this action by the administration will result in the reduction of earnings of these companies!
