India Warns US Visa Fee Hike Could Disrupt Families and Workflows
India’s Ministry of External Affairs has expressed deep concern over the US decision to raise the annual H-1B visa fee to $100,000, saying the steep increase could cause humanitarian disruptions for families. The MEA clarified the increase applies only for new visa applicants in the next lottery cycle and not renewals. Nevertheless, industry leaders warn this could upend staffing strategies for Indian IT firms with significant abroad deployments. Affected are mobile tech workers, overseas assignments, and people-to-people ties between India and US.
negative
28 days ago
India Warns US Visa Fee Hike Could Disrupt Families and Workflows
India’s Ministry of External Affairs has expressed deep concern over the US decision to raise the annual H-1B visa fee to $100,000, saying the steep increase could cause humanitarian disruptions for families. The MEA clarified the increase applies only for new visa applicants in the next lottery cycle and not renewals. Nevertheless, industry leaders warn this could upend staffing strategies for Indian IT firms with significant abroad deployments. Affected are mobile tech workers, overseas assignments, and people-to-people ties between India and US.
negative
India Warns US Visa Fee Hike Could Disrupt Families and Workflows
29 days ago
1 min read
82 words
MEA raises risks of family disruption; industry concerned over operational impact of new H-1B fee.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs has expressed deep concern over the US decision to raise the annual H-1B visa fee to $100,000, saying the steep increase could cause humanitarian disruptions for families. The MEA clarified the increase applies only for new visa applicants in the next lottery cycle and not renewals. Nevertheless, industry leaders warn this could upend staffing strategies for Indian IT firms with significant abroad deployments. Affected are mobile tech workers, overseas assignments, and people-to-people ties between India and US.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs has expressed deep concern over the US decision to raise the annual H-1B visa fee to $100,000, saying the steep increase could cause humanitarian disruptions for families. The MEA clarified the increase applies only for new visa applicants in the next lottery cycle and not renewals. Nevertheless, industry leaders warn this could upend staffing strategies for Indian IT firms with significant abroad deployments. Affected are mobile tech workers, overseas assignments, and people-to-people ties between India and US.