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Monday, April 24, 2023

Amid layoffs, B-1 and B-2 visa holders granted permission to apply for jobs - a glimmer of hope

      The global tech industry has been hit hard by layoffs from major companies like Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon. Amidst this challenging time, there is good news for B1 and B2 visa holders who are traveling to the US for business or tourism. They can now apply for new jobs and attend interviews, thanks to the recent announcement by the United States government. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) also clarified that non-immigrant workers need not leave the country immediately after being laid off; they can take action during a 60-day grace period, such as filing for a change of non-immigrant status or adjustment status. This move is a relief for foreign-born workers, including many Indians, who have been affected by tech company layoffs.   

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Sunday, August 7, 2022

Semiconductor companies call for immigration reform

Big semiconductor companies are calling for immigration reform that would allow highly skilled immigrant workers to  remain in the U.S.  

The companies told leaders that U.S should make it easier for highly skilled immigrants to obtain green card so that they can continue to stay in the country. The companies argues that U.S. should exempt eligible immigrants with doctorate and master's degree in STEM field should be exempt and be able to obtain green care more easily.

Also, the companies added that U.S. should invest more in developing qualified U.S. born STEM students and create more specific semiconductor degree programs.

The push comes after congress recently passed the $280 billion CHIPS and Science act to boost domestic  chip manufacturing. 

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Sunday, November 29, 2020

Will Joe Biden fix the broke Immigration System?

President-elect Joe Biden will take office on January 20th. One of the biggest agenda of his committee is to fix the broken immigration system. But would they really fix the broken system?

As we all know that from the past few years, President Trump led government has made it even more difficult for people living on Visas in this country. Executive orders, one after the other are making sure that less and less "Legal immigrants" stay in this country. We have seen in the past that no matter any government, the importance have been given to illegal immigration and legal immigration remains broke. While people who illegally came to this country are enjoying all the benefits, and a legal immigrant working on OPT is unable to renew his/her drivers license (Those who have gone through this pain will really understand this) 

I believe Republicans or Democrats, nobody cares about legal immigration. Legal immigration is an after thought for these parties. While Indian and Chinese nationals are stuck in the limbo for years to get their green card, somebody from Nepal or Bangladesh gets their green card in a year. 

In a recent study, it was shown that more that Indian employer- sponsored applicants face an 8 decade wait for green cards, and nearly 200,000 will die before they could even theoretically reach the front line.

Even in Obama era, we did not see much change in terms of legal immigration. In his 8 year term, a lot of things could have been fixed but nothing was really done about it. While Democrats and Republicans keep talking about legal immigration, nobody is interested in fixing it. 

In the recent months we have seen some executive orders which have made life of an legal immigrant in USA more and more difficult. As a legal immigrant, who has been paying taxes for years, you get 60 days if you are laid off from your employer, to find another job and that company should be willing to sponsor your H1b. 

Countries like Canada and Australia are really benefiting from the broke immigration system that America has in place. Canada recently announced that it has increased the target from 900,000 to 1.2 million new immigrants in the next 3 years. 

I am going to repeat what I said above. Republicans or Democrats, nobody cares about Legal immigration. Unfortunately the legal immigration system is broke and will remain broke for the foreseeable future.

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Monday, June 22, 2020

Non Immigrant Visa Ban Executive Order

The much rumored proclamation is out.

There are a lot of details in this executive order and things are still not clear as such.

Here are the things we know so far: 

Non Immigrant Visa Ban Executive Order 

1) F-1 students are not impacted by this proclamation . OPT ( (Optional Practical training) is not impacted. STEM OPT is not impacted.
2) B-1 and B-2 visitors are not impacted.

3) O-1, TN, E-3 are not impacted

4) H-1B workers and H-4 dependents who are currently outside the United States and do not have visas stamped in their passports will not be able to travel to the US.

5) L-1A and L-1B workers and L-2 dependents who are currently outside the United States and do not have visas stamped in their passports will not be able to travel to the US.

6) Any applications which are currently filed with USCIS will not be impacted. Any new I-129 and I-539 ( extensions) applications can still be filed with USCIS.

7) There will be limits on staffing company placements

8) There will be new prevailing wage rules which will use tier system to benefit the highest skilled workers.

9) Biometrics must be conducted for people who are outside the country and are not barred and allowed to travel.

10) White House claiming this will free up 525K workers

11) The proclamation will expire on December 31,2020 and may be continued as necessary

12) H-4 Dependents can only enter US if the H1b holder is in the States already.

We will keep adding details to this thread as we know more.


Please refer to our last post which talks more about this executive order : Non Immigrant Visa ban

Please use your discretion and plan accordingly if you wish to travel.  I will continue to update this post as we find out more on this executive order. 

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