Washington: The magistrate has rejected a big plan of the Trump wardship regarding H-1B visas in America. A federal magistrate in Boston struck lanugo a visualization to impose an spare fee of $1 lakh on new H-1B visa applications. This visualization is stuff seen as a relief for both Indian professionals and American companies.
What did the magistrate say?
US District Judge Leo Sorokin said in his visualization that the government did not have the validity to impose such heavy fees. The magistrate believes that such a fee cannot be imposed without the clearance of Congress. The judge unmistakably said that this fee was a kind of tax, for which legal permission was required to implement.
Why did the states protest?
A coalition of well-nigh 20 states had challenged this visualization in the court. Their treatise was that the imposition of such upper fees would make it difficult for hospitals, schools and other institutions to recruit qualified staff.
These states said that there is once a shortage of experts like doctors, teachers and researchers and such fees could worsen the situation.
Why is H-1B visa so important?
The H-1B visa allows foreign professionals to work in the United States in areas where there is a shortage of local workers in their areas of expertise. Technology companies use it the most. Indians have the highest share among the people working in America through this visa. According to misogynist data, well-nigh three-fourths of H-1B visa recipients are Indians.
How will Indians benefit?
If the 100,000-dollar fee were implemented, many American companies would stave sponsoring foreign employees. This could have reduced job opportunities for Indian engineers, IT professionals, doctors and researchers.
Now without the court's decision, there will be no spare financial undersong on the companies. This is expected to maintain the demand for Indian talent, and the path to getting a job in America through H-1B visa will moreover be relatively easy.
What could happen next?
Although the magistrate has put a stay on this visualization for the time being, the legal and political debate on this issue may continue. At present, it is unrepealable that thousands of Indians who are dreaming of making a career in America through H-1B visa have got big relief from this decision.
