Who Should be Blamed for restricting All H-1B Petitions

Trump suspend premium-processing-All H-1B Petitions

The Indian IT Companies wants export lower wages IT workers, while Trump wants to prioritize American workers.

Los Angeles, March 04, 2017
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Starting April 3, 2017, Trump administration will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions. This suspension may last up to 6 months. If the petitioner submits one combined check for both the Form I-907 and Form I-129 H-1B fees, they will have to reject both forms.

A statement on Friday from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States, said it would temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions from April 3. Premium processing is akin to "tatkaal" scheme for H-1B visas: A decision is made on each application within 15 calendar days for a fee of $1,225 under this programme. In the normal course, an application usually takes between three to six months for cessing.

Trump administration‘s action could severely impact the intake of foreign workers and  force local companies to hire locally,  helps the American economy, prevent the “fraud and abuse” of the H-1B and L-1 and attract more foreign investment in USA.

IT Experts and politicians believe the move would slow down onsite deployment of skilled professionals from India.

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“It is absolutely a problem that American companies are using H1-B to replace American workers, because they can hire foreign workers for cheaper,” John Lis said.

The faster processing procedure had allowed companies that pay an extra $1,225 to get a response on applications from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service within 15 days or they get the money back.