US to ease visas for skilled Indian workers as PM Modi visits
The Biden administration will make it easier for Indians to live and work in the United States, using this week's state visit by Indian Premier Narendra Modi to help some skilled workers enter or remain in the country.
The State Department could announce as soon as Thursday that a small number of Indians and other foreign workers on H-1B visas will be able to renew those visas in the United States, without having to travel abroad, one of the sources said, part of a pilot programme that could be expanded in coming years.
Indian citizens are by far the most active users of the US H-1B programme and made up 73 percent of the nearly 442,000 H-1B workers in fiscal year 2022.
Each year, the US government makes 65,000 H-1B visas available to companies seeking skilled foreign workers, along with an additional 20,000 visas for workers with advanced degrees. The visas previous for three years and can be renewed for another three years.
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