According to people familiar with the matter, the Bayeon government in the United States will take advantage of the Indian Prime Minister Modi this weekDuring the state visit , let some technical workers enter or stay in the United States, which will make Indians living and work in the United States easier.
Reuters quoted a source that the State Council may announce the earliest announcement on Thursday (June 22) that a few Indians and other foreign workers holding H-1B visas will be able to renew the visa in the United States without having to leave the country without having to leave the country.EssenceThe pilot plan may expand in the next few years.
Indian citizens are the most number of people in the H-1B plan so far, accounting for 73%of nearly 44,200 H-1B workers in FY2022.
Another US official said: "We all realize that the liquidity of the people is a huge wealth for us ... So, our goal is to solve this problem in many ways."
The U.S. State Department spokesman refused to talk about which visa types are qualified and the time of pilot plans was started.Bloomberg Law first reported the pilot plan in February.The White House refused to comment.
The U.S. government issues 65,000 H-1B visas to companies seeking foreign skilled workers each year, and issued 20,000 visas for workers with senior degrees.Visa is valid for three years and can be renewed for three years.
U.S. government data show that in recent years, companies with the most H-1B employees include Indian technology giants Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services, as well as Amazon and Alphabet in the United StatesAnd meta.
A spokesman for the State Council pointed out that some temporary foreign workers can renew their visas in the United States, which will make resources for visa interviews at foreign consulates.
One of the sources said the pilot plan will also include some workers holding L-1 visas, which are suitable for those who are transferred to the United States from the company.
Another sources said that the two countries' delegations were expected to discuss how to clean up a visa application for the backlog of the US Embassy in India.India has long been worried that it is difficult for its citizens (including workers in the technology industry) to obtain visas living in the United States.
According to data from the Ministry of Labor, as of the end of April, there were about 10 million positions in the United States.
Some H-1B visa holders in the United States include thousands of technology workers who have been fired this year. They scrambled to find new employers in the 60-day "wide-time" period to avoid returning to the motherland.