A single word on a thick bureaucratic file on the seventh day of the Biden administration delivered a huge win for spouses of workers on H1B visas in the US who spent the last four years worried sick that their work authorisations would be killed off. "Removing H-4 Dependent Spouses from the Class of Aliens Eligible for Employment Authorization" was a Trumpian agenda pursued by White House immigration hawks with a great deal of inter-agency collaboration and discipline. It was being reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). Also read US company asked to pay $58000 in back wages for H1B violationsAfter years on cliff edge, the H4 community is relieved. The lion's share of H1B visas are awarded to Indians and Chinese workers.

Source: dna January 27, 2021 01:52 UTC