Indian H-4 entrepreneurs in limbo |
The Trump administration said in December 2017 that it was considering the discontinuation of work authorisation for H-4 visa holders, to open up more jobs for Americans. Nitin Venugopal is an Indian engineer who has an H-1B visa but has chosen to be on an H-4 visa, meant for dependents of H-1B visa-holders, to pursue his entrepreneurial dream. H-1B visa regulations require its holders to earn a salary. Mr. Venugopal invoked his dependent status, linked to his wife`s H-1B visa, when he cofounded a gaming start-up with two American colleagues, in New Hundreds of people like Mr. Venugopal are facing a serious risk now, as the Donald Trump administration may end work authorization for spouses of H-1B holders. It was a 2015 executive action by the administration of President Barack Obama that allowed these people to leave jobs and become job creators in America. Mr. Venugopal, who is the also Chief Technology Officer of the company, said that they have six full-time employees, excluding three of us owners. All except me him are American citizens. The Trump administration said in December 2017 that it was considering the discontinuation of work authorisation for H-4 visa holders, to open up more jobs for Americans.
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