US H-1B and L-1 visa fee increases; Indian IT firms respond
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12:01 19/01/2016
The controversial fee increases for an H-1B visa (from $2,000 to $4,000) and the L-1 visa (from $2,250 to $4,500), have received widespread news coverage in recent weeks. Unsurprisingly, the visa fee...
US H-1B and L-1 visa doubling of visa fees controversial
14:47 13/01/2016
The much reported visa fee increases for both the H-1B visa (from $2,000 to $4,000) and the L-1 visa (from $2,250 to $4,500) have unsurprisingly caused some ripples between Indian and US official...
US H-1B and L-1 visa fees doubled affecting Indian companies
9:36 30/12/2015
The additional fees for H-1B and L-1 visas which mainly affected Indian owned companies in the US ended on 1 October 2015 only to be brought back on 19 December 2015. ,The US government has increased...
US H-1B visas could be cut by 15,000
18:31 10/12/2015
US Senators Bill Nelson of the Democratic Party and Jeff Sessions of the Republican Party have filed legislation that will cut the H-1B visa quota by 15,000. The legislation if passed would also mean...
U.S. E-1 and E-2 Treaty Visas instead of H-1B and L-1 visas
14:45 26/10/2015
There are continuing concerns about the difficulties in obtaining L-1B intracompany transfer visas for specialized knowledge level employees. It has been difficult at times to be able to meet the...
US immigration scraps additional fees for L-1 visa and H-1B visa
11:02 23/10/2015
US immigration has scrapped the additional fee of $2,250 for an L-1 visa and the $2,000 fee for an H-1B visa paid by larger employers with a high percentage of overseas workers; this fee was...
