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New Updates for USA H1B Visa Holders: In view of the economic crisis, 237 tech companies including big companies like Google, Tesla, Walmart have fired 58499 employees. In which H1B visa holders have been forced to leave America. Because, H1B visa holders are required to leave the country within 60 days of being fired from their job. But recently America has made changes and increased the time limit to 180 days. However, they can settle in America by following some steps.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a statement saying that H1B holders can stay in America for a long time by making various applications including changing the visa category.
H1B visa holders have this option
, Application to change nonimmigrant status
, Application for adjustment of status
, Application for Employment Authorization Document
, Employers can take advantage of non-frivolous petition to change
H1B non-immigrants can apply for a new H1B visa and start working in a new company. For which a new offer letter will have to be submitted. Apart from this, if a person joins a new company, then that company will have to apply for extension of H-1B visa as soon as possible.
USCIS also said that if an employee wants to return to his or her country after losing a job or resigning, his or her company will have to bear the expenses. Not only this, after returning to their country, employees can find a job in the US and come back to the US again for the remaining period of the visa.
What is H-1B visa?
H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa. It allows American companies to hire foreign workers. H-1B visas are issued whenever a person works for a US company. Initially it is valid for 3 years, which can be extended up to 6 years. The biggest beneficiaries of H-1B visas are Indians. According to statistics, more than 70 percent of the H-1B visas issued by America every year are for Indians.
H1B visa cost increased
The cost of the H-1B visa, crucial for many Indian IT professionals seeking employment in the US, will now be significantly higher. The application fee for H-1B visa has been increased from US$460 (over Rs 38,000) to US$780 (Rs 64,000), with the registration fee also increased from US$10 (Rs 829) to US$215 (Rs 215). 64,000) has been made. 17,000) has been done. This increase could impact the tech industry, which relies heavily on this visa category to fill specialized positions.