New US rules for H-1B visa to benefit Indian IT

Synopsis

New rules have been put in place to determine employer-employee relationships while issuing H-1B visas.

New rules have been put in place to determine employer-employee relationships while issuing H-1B visas.Introduced by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday, this move is likely to reduce H1-B visa rejections and benefit Indian IT firms.Petitioners of the work permits issued for technology workers also need to meet at least one of the “hire, pay, fire, supervise, or otherwise control the work of” factors to be eligible
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