New Delhi: The government on Saturday exuded confidence that the US administration will take into account the benefits Indian IT firms brought in for American companies when it goes for the H1B visa policy review. Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump had signed an executive order for tightening the rules of the H1B visa programme, the most sought-after by Indian IT firms and professionals, to stop “visa abuses”. Acting on his “buy American, hire American” pledge, Trump has sought to replace the lottery system for issuing H1B work visas with a merit-based approach. The H1B visa programme is most sought-after by Indian IT firms and professionals to work on customer sites. Every year, the US grants 65,000 H-1B visas, while another 20,000 are set aside for those with US advanced degrees.

Source: Mint April 29, 2017 14:21 UTC