PM Modi announces big changes in US visa rules for Indian professionals.
PM Modi announces big changes in US visa rules for Indian professionals.
While in his U.S. State visit
PM Modi has entered into many big deals is changes in US Visa rules for the Indian Professionals in US.
in US visa rules
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday informed that two new American consulates will be opened in India – Bengaluru and Ahmedabad.
While elaborating the major changes the US government in planning to introduce to ease work visa rules, PM Modi affirms that Indian immigrants will no longer be required to visit their home country merely for the renewing their HIB visa renewal.
The move is part of a people-to-people initiative and comes following a bilateral meeting amidst PM Modi and US President Joe Biden.
The United States authorities announced that they will introduce ‘in-country’ renewable H-1B visas as part of the people-to-people initiative to smoothen the process of H-1B visa renewal for several Indians who are working in the US on a H-1B visa.
Meanwhile, India is going to open a new consulate in Seattle this year. Apart from this, Indian Consulates will be opened in 2 more cities in America.
PM Modi further stressed that together we are not merely forming policies and agreements, we are shaping lives, dreams and destinies.
This comes a day after the two countries welcomed an announcement by the US Department of State that it would launch a pilot to adjudicate domestic renewals of certain petition-based temporary work visas later this year
According to the India-US joint statement, the leaders welcomed an announcement by the U.S. Department of State that it would launch a pilot to adjudicate domestic renewals of certain petition-based temporary work visas later this year, including for Indian nationals, with the intent to implement this for an expanded pool of H1B and L visa holders in 2024 and eventually broadening the program to include other eligible categories.
The leaders affirmed that the movement of professional and skilled workers, students, investors and business travelers between the countries contributes immensely to enhancing bilateral economic and technological partnership.
News input KV Raman
