H-1B visa: As 5 lakh techies’ fate hangs in balance, Mahindra says this
Reacting to this, Anand Mahindra, Chairman Mahindra Group, took Twitter to express his "welcome" message for "skilled" workers who may have to come back if the change in the H-1B rules is applied.
NEW DELHI: Over five lakh "skilled" Indian workers' fate in the US could be hanging in balance amid the recent changes proposed under the H-1B visa rules by the Trump administration. If the new proposal of not extending H-1B visa of those waiting for permanent residency (Green Card) is implemented, Indian tech workers staying in the US will have to return home.
Reacting to this, Anand Mahindra, Chairman Mahindra Group, took Twitter to express his "welcome" message for "skilled" workers who may have to come back if the change in the H-1B rules is applied. He wrote: "If that happens, then I say ‘Swagatam, Welcome Home.’ You’re coming back in time to help India Rise..."
Noted industrialist, Mahindra, is probably the one of the most active Indian businessman on the micro-blogging site Twitter who never shies away from expressing his opinion.
Under current law, foreign guest workers are allowed one three-year extension of the H-1B visa of three-year validity. If at the end of those six years the guest worker has a pending Green Card (Permanent Residency) application, then there is an almost indefinite extension of the H-1B visa till such time the applicant's Green Card processing is completed.
But, as part of US President Donald Trump's "Buy American, Hire American" initiative, the Department of Homeland Security is said to be considering new regulations that would prevent H-1B visa extensions.
Because there is such a huge backlog of Green Card applicants, particularly for countries such as India and China, hundreds of thousands of workers from these countries spend 10-12 years in what is mirthlessly called H-1B hell or limbo. The small 'comfort' they currently have is they can remain in the US while the Green Card is being processed.
NEW DELHI: Over five lakh "skilled" Indian workers' fate in the US could be hanging in balance amid the recent changes proposed under the H-1B visa rules by the Trump administration. If the new proposal of not extending H-1B visa of those waiting for permanent residency (Green Card) is implemented, Indian tech workers staying in the US will have to return home.
Reacting to this, Anand Mahindra, Chairman Mahindra Group, took Twitter to express his "welcome" message for "skilled" workers who may have to come back if the change in the H-1B rules is applied. He wrote: "If that happens, then I say ‘Swagatam, Welcome Home.’ You’re coming back in time to help India Rise..."
Noted industrialist, Mahindra, is probably the one of the most active Indian businessman on the micro-blogging site Twitter who never shies away from expressing his opinion.
Under current law, foreign guest workers are allowed one three-year extension of the H-1B visa of three-year validity. If at the end of those six years the guest worker has a pending Green Card (Permanent Residency) application, then there is an almost indefinite extension of the H-1B visa till such time the applicant's Green Card processing is completed.
But, as part of US President Donald Trump's "Buy American, Hire American" initiative, the Department of Homeland Security is said to be considering new regulations that would prevent H-1B visa extensions.
Because there is such a huge backlog of Green Card applicants, particularly for countries such as India and China, hundreds of thousands of workers from these countries spend 10-12 years in what is mirthlessly called H-1B hell or limbo. The small 'comfort' they currently have is they can remain in the US while the Green Card is being processed.
The Trump administration is considering ending that concession. If an H-1B visa holder has applied for a Green Card at the end of his six-years then he or she will have to exit the United States till the processing is complete.
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