Washington: Bypassing another decision by Donald Trump, the former President of the US, Joe Biden Administration has given a big boost to H-1B visa holders working in the US. Relieved. The Biden administration, in one of its important decisions, has allowed H-4 Visa holders of employees holding H-1B visas to continue work. H-4 Visa H-1B Visa holders are given to spouses, allowing them to live together in the US. The H-1B is a non-migrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign employees in specialized occupations.
Following this decision by the Biden-Harris Administration, Indian H-1B visa holders working in the US have breathed a sigh of relief. Earlier, the Trump Administration changed the H-1B rules. Due to which the H-1B visa holder and the life companions of Indian professionals were apprehensive that after spending four years in America, they do not know whether they will be allowed to work further or not. During that time, this decision of this trump was also opposed by Kamala Harris and she also tweeted while keeping her point.
In fact, former US President Barack Obama passed legislation permitting H-1B visa holders’ spouses to work in the US during his tenure, allowing hundreds of H-1B visa holders to keep their spouse or spouse in the US. Was getting help in
Trump had taken a big decision before the presidential election
The Trump administration imposed new restrictions on H-1B visas prior to the election to protect local workers. This government at the time was a move that was expected to have an impact on thousands of IT (information technology) professionals in India. The US Interior Ministry had then announced that the interim rule would narrow the scope of the definition of ‘special occupation’. Companies apply H-1B visas for external employees based on the definition of a particular occupation. The Trump administration made this change at a time when there was almost a month left in the presidential election in America. After this decision, people present on H-4 visa in America had worried.
