Trump is planning to ban H-1B and other work visas
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3854833/posts
Trump’s proposed plan has two components:
1. Stop entry of H1B workers. Entry visas stamped into passports will be revoked. Workers already approved to start on October 1st may be locked out.
2. Change the process. Some highlights: - New $20,000 filing fee for each new H-1B - H-4 eliminated - Foreign spouses are no longer allowed to work in USA - OPT - only students in the top 5-15% of their class are eligible to work - Joint employment - Clients (e.g. Disney) will have to certify H1B applications from their Indian IT partner companies.
This could start as soon as next week. Lawyers are recommending that H1B workers return to the USA immediately, because they may not be allowed back into the USA. On Twitter, Indian workers (vacationing in India) are complaining that all the flights back to the USA are filled.
Some federal folks have announced these details on conference calls with lawyer groups this week. The only question now is whether Trump will actually approve these plans.
