Shocking News to H1B Indian Spouses Visa Holders
Washington sources stated that White House has formally received the proposed changes in the existing regulations to end the work authorization for spouses of the holders of H-1B visas, the most sought after among Indian IT professionals. Meanwhile the move that would impact over 90,000 spouses of H-1B visa holders, an overwhelming number of whom are Indians, was sent by the Department of Homeland Security to the White House Office of management for Budget on Wednesday.
Furthermore the H-1B visa, most sought after among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Reportedly the technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.
Presently White House would carry out its review of the proposed regulation, take inputs from various agencies, before taking a final call and the entire process could take from a few weeks to several months and regulation would be published in federal register with a 30 day comment period. Moreover on employment based visa reforms, Collins said, the administration has been "relentlessly pursuing" merit based policy and regulatory immigration reforms, including a thorough review of employment based visa programs, to benefit American people.