IT firms hit H1B hurdle as US acts tough on visas for entry-level workers

A large chunk of Indian IT employees work in the US on H1B visas


Ayan Pramanik  | 
Bengaluru 




As the Donald Trump government backs immigration of more high-skilled workers and programmers, H1B visa applications by entry-level workers face “innumerable” requests for further evidence (RFE) that they will be taking up complex jobs at higher salaries in the US. 

Law firms have seen a surge in such queries from US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for entry-level (Level-I) petitions or jobs. 

“An RFE from the USCIS is not new. But this time we have received innumerable RFEs, almost for all petitions filed for entry-level jobs with …

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First Published: Fri, September 01 2017. 00:25 IST


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