H-1B fraud consultancies grow, with application abuse openly discussed online
In depth How do you solve a problem like a visa? How do you catch a fraud and bring it down?
On-Prem01 Jul 2023 | 33
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Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-job, no-worries work permits
They're vetted, almost acculturated, and will be booted from the US if they lose their gig
Legal28 Jun 2023 | 84
Uncle Sam probes H-1B abuse surge: What do our vultures make of it?
Register Kettle Two Limeys and two Yanks in immigration situation conversation
On-Prem04 May 2023 | 18
Uncle Sam sounds like it may actually do something about rampant visa H-1B fraud
Gee, you mean that surge to 800,000 applications in one year isn't entirely legit? Shocking
Legal01 May 2023 | 34
Germany to court Indian IT talent – starting with easier visa application processes
Perhaps just in time to give H-1B holders affected by US tech layoffs somewhere to go other than home
Legal27 Feb 2023 | 25
IT recruiter settles claims it snubbed American workers
It's a Jersey thing, and the $26,000 can be filed under business expenses
On-Prem15 Dec 2022 | 18
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IT staffing, recruitment biz settles claims it discriminated against Americans
Foreign workers favored over US residents because that's what clients wanted, allegedly
Legal19 May 2022 | 22
HCL accused of wage theft, underpaying H-1B workers by at least $95m a year
US think tank reckons services giant abuses spirit of skilled migrant system
Off-Prem14 Dec 2021 | 13
Trump tries one more time to limit H-1B work visas with new minimum salary requirements
With just a week left of the administration, here we go again
On-Prem12 Jan 2021 | 33
Trump pushes anti-immigrant policy into Biden term with extended freeze on H-1B and other work visas
Applicants will need to hold off until March at the earliest
On-Prem04 Jan 2021 | 12
New twist in H-1B saga as US Senate moves to abolish per-country visa caps
Means India no longer has the same number of visas to bid for as tiny countries
Legal03 Dec 2020 | 12
President Trump's rushed-through H-1B techie visa crackdown halted by federal judge
Super Cali goes ballistic, process was atrocious
Science02 Dec 2020 | 52
Trump H-1B visa crackdown hit with legal double whammy: Tech giants, Chamber of Commerce challenge rules
'Foreign-born scientists, engineers, developers of emerging technology, other highly skilled workers' locked out of America
Science03 Nov 2020 | 33
US govt ups minimum H-1B tech salaries to $208,000 a year, more than startups can hope to afford, say VCs
Rule change to encourage American orgs to hire American workers over foreign talent
Science03 Nov 2020 | 64
Trump administration proposes H-1B visas go to highest-paid workers first
Scheme to encourage hiring pricey brainiacs instead of cheap footsloggers
Legal29 Oct 2020 | 68
Infosys declares local service delivery is great – for customers and avoiding regulatory hassles
No H-1Bs? No worries! Especially with 99 percent of staff working from home to help costs fall and Q2 results soar
On-Prem15 Oct 2020 |
President Trump to slap fresh restrictions on H-1B work visas, refuses to hear public comment on changes
Tech industry may limber up for war
Science06 Oct 2020 | 28
Federal judge temporarily neutralizes President Trump's blockade against visas for foreign techies, other workers
Earlier ban on H-1B, H-2B, J and L passes ruled an overstep of presidential power, middle-finger to Congress
Science02 Oct 2020 | 21
With H-1B workers not exactly rushing to America this year, Uncle Sam plans to spend millions home-growing IT staff
Department of Labor puts $150m into computer, cyber-security training grants to plug visa hole
Security28 Sep 2020 | 38
Shocking no one, not enough foreigners applied for H-1B visas this year so US govt ran a second lottery
So surprising, what with the pandemic and Uncle Sam being so welcoming for immigrants right now
Legal14 Aug 2020 | 57
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses... but not your H-1B geeks, L-1 staffers nor J-1 students
US blocks entry for visa holders until the end of the year, cites COVID-19-sparked unemployment
Legal23 Jun 2020 | 75
Tech outfits sue Uncle Sam over 'unlawful' H-1B admission charges totaling $350m over six years
How can a border fee be due when no borders were involved, orgs complain
On-Prem30 Jan 2020 | 11
Judge snubs IT outsourcers' plea to Alt-F4 tougher H-1B visa rules: Bosses told to fill out the extra paperwork
Homeland Security memo not an abuse of power, court decides
Legal22 Jan 2020 | 37
Tech CEO thrown in the clink for seven years for H-1B gang-master role: Crim farmed out foreign staff as cheap labor
Workers brought over from India were supposed to tackle specific projects – not fill a pool for short contracts
On-Prem24 Sep 2019 | 38
IT biz Web Yoga adopts contrition pose, admits it turned blind eye to college's H-1B visa fraud
Wright State University broke rules by loaning out software engineers via solutions biz
Devops28 Aug 2019 | 3
Hope to keep your H-1B visa? Don't become a QA analyst. Uncle Sam's not buying it: Techie's new job role rejected
Software testing just ain't that special, sniff immigration bods
Software17 Jul 2019 | 53
Trump buries H-1B visa applicants in paperwork
Don't even think about applying without revealing exactly what you'll do at work, where you'll work, who you'll really work for
Legal26 Feb 2018 | 112
H-1B visa hopefuls, green card holders are feeling the wrath of 'America first' Trump
Immigrants, and those who employ them, had better be legit
Legal24 Jan 2018 | 105
Silicon Valley IT biz boss cops to lying about Cisco H-1B jobs
Consulting firm fibbed about hirings to import more workers
On-Prem21 Jul 2017 | 24
H-1B visa applications from India plummet (and Trump can't claim credit)
Doubt it'll stop him, though
On-Prem07 Jun 2017 | 20
Social media vetting for US visas go live
Selected travelers will have to provide usernames, detailed travel histories and more
Security01 Jun 2017 | 68
No H-1B visas? No problem, we'll offshore says Tech Mahindra
Indian services firm says it will hire more Americans too, but MAGA plan isn't a setback
Legal01 Jun 2017 | 32
Irish Stripe techie denied entry to US – for having wrong stamp in passport
Snub says more about misunderstanding rules than anti-immigrant trends, though
Legal26 Apr 2017 | 71
Trump signs exec order signaling foreign H-1B visa techie crackdown
Updated Buy American, hire American, unlike me, grins US president
Legal18 Apr 2017 | 38
H-1B applications down after Trump's 'American techies first' rhetoric
Silicon Valley wants foreigners, POTUS preparing to say no
Legal18 Apr 2017 | 12
Tech visa saber-rattling more sound than fury
Coders seeking H-1B visas may have to document their specialness more thoroughly
On-Prem03 Apr 2017 | 4
Make America Wait Again: Trump hasn't stopped H-1B visas
Candidate Trump promised to make tech companies hire Americans first, but the deadline for action in 2017 has passed
Legal03 Apr 2017 | 19
Silicon Valley staffing agency boss charged with H‑1B visa fraud
CEO and pal faked letters from Cisco, Brocade, Stanford, prosecutors claim
On-Prem30 Mar 2017 | 10
GoDaddy CEO says US is 'tech illiterate' (so, yeah, don't shut off that cheap H-1B supply)
At least wait until there's a pipeline from schools, he says
Legal14 Feb 2017 | 93
Disney sued in race row: Axed IT workers claim jobs went to H-1B hires
While Trump recruits Mickey Mouse CEO to advise on growing US jobs
On-Prem14 Dec 2016 | 66
Modi hints at H-1B unease
India is one of the reasons America is praiseworthy
On-Prem09 Jun 2016 | 9
This year's H-1B visa lottery jammed full in just six days
Analysis American IT workers bend over and prepare to get screwed
On-Prem08 Apr 2016 | 72
Ex-IT staff claim Disney fired them then gave their jobs H-1B peeps
Where discrimination comes true, allegedly
Legal24 Nov 2015 | 67
Cisco boss Chambers: It's our fault H-1B visa shakeup is struggling
Tech land needs to do more to distance itself from mass immigration debate, says CEO
On-Prem15 Apr 2015 | 20
Non-American nerds jam immigration pleading for right to live in the US
H-1B annual quota smashed in seven days – now hopefuls will go through lottery process
On-Prem08 Apr 2015 | 72
Tata says USA rejecting HALF of Indians' work visa requests
Outsourcer forced into stateside campus recruitment blitz to fill junior roles
On-Prem18 Feb 2014 | 101
Microsoft: 'To fill 6,000 jobs, we'll pay $10K per visa'
Plus $15K for green cards – other companies could buy in, as well
On-Prem28 Sep 2012 | 64
Foreign IT pros in USA get paid more than Americans - study
H-1Bs 'can't be driving down US pay' insist analysts
On-Prem14 May 2010 | 37
US dominates tech R&D
Propped up nicely by foreign scientists, engineers
Legal12 Jun 2008 | 24
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