All about new H-1b visa rules.
                     ALL ABOUT NEW H-1B 
VISA RULES
INTRODUCTION
• The Trump administration has announced new 
restrictions on H-1B non immigrant visa programme 
which it aimed at
• Protecting American workers
• Restoring integrity
• To better guarantee that H-1B petitions are approved 
only for qualified beneficiaries and petitioners
Source: Livemint
WHAT IS H1B VISA ?
•  The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US 
companies to employ foreign workers in specialty 
occupations that require theoretical or technical 
expertise.
Source: Livemint
REAL OFFERS
• It will also require companies to make “real" offers 
to “real employees," by closing loopholes and 
preventing the displacement of the American 
workers. 
Source: NRI News Today
MONITORING
•  The new rules would enhance the department’s 
ability to enforce compliance through worksite 
inspections and monitor compliance before, during 
and after an H1-B petition is approved.
Source: Gadgets 
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TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
•  The technology companies depend on H1B to 
hire thousands of employees each year from 
countries like India and China.
Source: Livemint
IMPACT ON IT PROFESSIONALS
•  Such a decision by the Trump administration is 
likely to have an adverse impact on thousands of 
Indian IT professionals. 
• Already a large number of Indians on the H-1B visas 
have lost their jobs and are headed back home 
during the coronavirus pandemic that has severely 
hit the US economy.
Source: Gadgets 
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SECURE AMERICAN WORKERS’ OPPORTUNITIES
•  US Secretary of Labour Eugene Scalia said 
that these changes will strengthen foreign 
worker programmes and secure American 
workers’ opportunities for stable, good-
paying jobs.
Source: 
MarketWatch
ENSURE FOREIGN LABOUR
• The US Department of Labour is strengthening wage 
protections, addressing abuses in these visa 
programmes and ensuring American workers are not 
undercut by cheaper foreign labour.
Source: Livemint
USA BUSINESS SCENARIO
• This is particularly relevant at a time when US 
businesses continue to face a huge deficit of STEM 
(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) 
skills: 
• overall US unemployment rate grew from 4.1% in Jan-
2020 to 8.4% in August-2020
• unemployment in computer occupations declined from 
3% to 2.5% in this period
Source: US Embassy in London
WHAT IS AN INTERIM FINAL RULE?
• Executive policies announced by agencies such as 
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the 
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) 
require them to consult stakeholders and give them 
a notice period of 60 days and seek comments 
before any sweeping changes are brought in.
Source: Chugh LLP