US plan to increase H1B visa fees ..!
While the Indian IT sector is growing rapidly with the plans of more and more foreign companies, Indian IT companies are forced to send more employees overseas this year, especially to the United States.
In this context, the US government has tabled an important bill in Congress. If this bill alone is approved, it will place a huge burden on Indian IT companies as well. Many IT employees will miss the opportunity to go abroad.
Indian IT companies
The H1B visa is by no means the most important reason for Indian IT companies to continue to expand their business in the United States and operate profitably. IT employees working in India are employed in the United States on H1B visas.
Donald Trump – Joe Biden
IT workers celebrated Biden as Joe Biden removed all of the H1B visa restrictions that had been announced during the Donald Trump administration. But now a bill has been tabled in the US Congress to increase the H1B visa fee.
U.S. Congress
The bill, which is currently being tabled in the US Congress, seeks to impose an additional $ 500 in supplementary fees for submitting an H1B visa petition.
H1B Visa
Obtaining an H1B visa can be very costly if you get this approval. Not only this but it is also mentioned to raise the fees for many immigration project services. For example, an additional fee of $ 800 for a green card and $ 250 for an F-1 or student visa has been announced.
Lottery system
H1B visas are issued to all those who qualify, but are issued by lottery under the annual number restriction. If you want to win this lottery easily many people from one company can get more visa by applying.
Indian IT companies
This is what Indian IT companies do, for example, if 100 people are needed in the United States, 500 to 600 people will apply for a visa. This will give a chance to 100 people.
Impact on IT staff
However, with the increase in fees, the number of H1N1 visa applicants is likely to decrease. As a result, many Indian IT employees will miss the opportunity to go abroad.
Small companies
Not only this but it will also be a huge burden for small companies planning to expand their business in the United States. At the same time, the tariff hike will affect the profits of large corporations.
Flexi culture spreading in the IT industry .. This is a good thing ..!
Employees in the IT sector have been forced to work from home amid Corona’s demand. Meanwhile many companies are currently creating a situation where employees can work from anywhere.
SAP, a leading software trading company, has announced that it has 1 lakh employees working internationally on Flexi.
This is really seen as a good thing for IT staff. This is because of the crisis in the Corona era where employees could work from anywhere.
Study on Flexi Hiring
Many companies claim that this can be done after Corona. In this case, 94% of people surveyed by Saab prefer to work in a flexi mode. However, almost half of them plan to go to the office one or two days a week.
You can work from anywhere
In that sense, Saab offers 100% flexibility to its employees, said Julia White, the company’s chief marketing officer. Thus employees can work from home. Or you can work from the office. This will give the employees a flexibility.
Redesigning the office
The company, meanwhile, said it would redesign the office to make room for more teamwork. Companies, including Facebook, have been allowed to continue implementing the scheme, which was introduced during the Corona era to protect employees. Saab is currently on the list.
Mixed work model
This flexi culture that pervades the IT industry will really give employees a flexibility. It was also announced in India last year that this would be discussed. However there have been no announcements yet due to Corona. It is noteworthy, however, that Nasscom at the time said that this culture could lead to a mixed work model project.
