Can working in the US be easier post Trump presidency? The President-elect, Joe Biden, has vowed to make the USA an inviting destination for job seekers from around the globe.
This means the US government led by Biden is likely to be favorable for talents from India as well.
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The Trump-led USA government had brought in rules and laws that were extremely tough on international job seekers.
The US administration under President Donald Trump issued the executive order “Buy American Hire American” in 2017 April. This order was issued to protect workers and job seekers from America.
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What are some of the favorable changes for international job seekers including Indians that can be expected from the Biden-led US administration?
Given below are some of the important visas to the USA for skilled employees.
Read ahead to understand the alterations made to the rules and laws attached to these visas during the Trump-led US administration and the proposed changes put forward by the President-elect, Joe Biden.
The H1B Visas are the most popular visas issued for skilled employees from India. This is the most sought after visa by the Indians employed in the IT sector (Information Technology).
The Trump-led administration worked intending to create more job opportunities for the Americans. Hence, several rules and laws were altered concerning the H1B visa to make it favorable for US job seekers.
The President-elect, Joe Biden, proposes the following concerning the H1B Visas.
H-4 EAD visas are for the spouses of H1 B visa holders who have already applied for a green card. This visa allows them to get a work permit to be employed in the USA.
The Trump-led US government had on their agenda to get rid of this visa.
President-elect Joe Biden proposes the following concerning the EAD visa
There are around 11 lakhs, international students, studying in the USA. Among these almost 2.02 lakhs students are from India.
The following changes were either proposed or imposed by the Trump-led US government concerning the education visas for international students.
The following proposals have been suggested by Joe Biden regarding education visas.
Around 5.9 lakhs of employees and their family members were on the waiting list for green cards belonging to the category for employment (EB 2 and EB 3 category). Out of this number, almost 5.5 lakhs people were Indians.
The average waiting period for Indians to obtain a green card is expected to be almost 49 years. The number of Indians waiting for green cards sponsored by families comes up to 2.27 lakhs.
The Trump-led USA government has done nothing to eliminate the backlog of green card applications. The government failed to introduce new laws or rules that could minimize or remove the backlog of applications for green cards.
Joe Biden, the US President-elect has proposed the following regarding green card applications.
At present, the spouse and children of a green card holder have to fit into the country cap as well as a world-wide yearly cap. This annual cap comes to almost 2.26 lakhs.
Since the Biden led administration has promised to make the USA an attractive place for international talents, the rules and laws attached to the overseas job seekers currently are likely to be changed or altered.
This means it will be easier for Indian workers and job seekers to get an employment visa, a dependent visa, or a green card.
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