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Amid the US plan to scrap a rule allowing spouses of H-1B visa holders to work legally in the country, India`s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the government would make all efforts to persuade the Trump administration against such a move. The Trump administration is planning to end the Obama-era rule under which spouses of H1-B visa holders are given work permit or H-4 visa, a move that could affect more than 70,000 such visa holders. A significantly large number of these H-4 visa holders are high-skilled professionals from India. Addressing her annual press conference Swaraj, when asked about the US plan, said it was true that President Donald Trump was reviewing the H-4 visa programme and there were reports of its possible revocation. This is not just for H-4, she will also be talking about H1-B visa as well. We are making a three-pronged effort to save these visas. "We are talking to the White House, we are talking to state administration, and we are also talking to Congressmen and Senators,” Swaraj said.
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