H1B Fee Increase Sends Indo-Us Relations South

[Banthi_]

2015 was a particularly eventful year for contentious debates surrounding H1B visas within the context of Indian IT services firms. The last bit of acrimony which had US tech workers fuming was the replacement of IT workers at Disney as well as SCE (a southern Californian utility) in mid-2015 by India's TCS and Infosys respectively. This time around, it is Indian IT services firms and their cheerleaders who are gnashing their teeth.

What has gotten their molars activated is a $1.8 trillion tax and spending bill, signed into law by US President Barack Obama, which included the go-ahead to double the visa fee on H1B (to $4,000) and L1 visas (to $4,500) for companies who had at least 50 employees as well as 50 percent of people on their rosters who are in the US on these visas. H1Bs and L1s are temporary work visas issued by the US to skilled professionals.

 

The revenue generated from this move, expected to be around a billion dollars per year, would be used to fund a biometric entry and exit tracking system as well as pay for health related screenings and medical care for 9-11 "first responders".

http://www.zdnet.com/article/h1b-fee-increase-sends-indo-us-relations-south/

[kick_seenu]

fee already increased?? or future lo effective a?

[andhravodu]

Big deal. Companies meeeda xtra money esaru, people meeda esinatlu article lo comedy

[RangeRover]

lol tcs

[Enjoy99]

Will this affect offshore to onsite coming employees

[JasonBourne13]

 

Idi ae movie lo gif? ROFL gif

[LostAlone]

[princeofheaven]

Will this affect offshore to onsite coming employees

 

1% kuda effect undadu, 2 months billing lo recovery sesthar ee IT comps , inka tcs cts etc lo aithe chala accounts lo client ki charge chestar..

[andhravodu]

1% kuda effect undadu, 2 months billing lo recovery sesthar ee IT comps , inka tcs cts etc lo aithe chala accounts lo client ki charge chestar..

 

anta kanna takkuva. extra 2k padite, veellu 80$/hr charge chesi, candidate ki 40$/hr iste, 50 hrs lo vastundi aa amount. just over a 1 week extra kattukuntunnaru ante