H-1B visa of `little impact`: NASSCOM |
India`s premier software lobby, Nasscom, y said the new policy memo on H-1B visas by the U.S. “should have little impact” on its member companies.As this year`s application process for H-1B visas began, the U.S Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS), responsible for selecting the 85,000 H-IB beneficiaries, announced a slew of measures to crack down on companies that might be misusing the programme, including more stringent checks at sites where H-1B workers are employed. The clarifying guidance should have little impact on Nasscom members as this has been the adjudicatory practice for years and also as several of NASSCOM member executives have noted recently, they are applying for visas for higher level professionals this year. Noting that member companies provide skilled talent and solutions to U.S. companies, the industry body said the H-1B visa system exists specifically because of the persistent shortage of highly-skilled domestic IT talent in the U.S. and its members will continue to provide skilled talent and solutions to fill that gap and keep U.S. companies competitive globally. It added that the additional evidence showing that the jobs themselves are complex or specialized and require professional degrees mentioned by the memo has been the de-facto requirement for years.
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