H1B visa holders facing loss of spousal employment authorizations are exploring other options
Share to twitterSatya Nadella, Microsoft’s chief executive, is by no means the first Indian to make waves in the technology industry. That industry is a leading employer of H1B visa foreign workers who today are bracing for a change that may affect the ability of their spouses to work in the U.S. Pic: AP
The principal H1B visa holder running out of status while waiting for his priority date to become current The family being afraid to travel because they do not want to risk being unable to return to the U.S.Congress sets yearly quotas for immigrants to the United States and this has created a backlog of H1B visa holders seeking to adjust their status to permanent residence. Current processing times in some cases can be ten years long and the loss of spousal work visas could adversely affect the ability of H1B visa families to cope.to come into the United States.
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