Indian IT’s biggest trade body NASSCOM to US on changes in US H-1B visa programme: This would work against …

Nasscom, Indian IT’s biggest trade body, has said that the proposed shift in the H-1B visa selection process from a lottery system to one weighted by salary levels will harm innovation and weaken competitiveness by disadvantaging small businesses, research institutions and early-career international graduates. In a statement on the proposed rule, Nasscom highlighted that maintaining a strong pipeline of Indian talent is vital for US leadership in artificial intelligence (AI). It also noted that Indians constitute about 71% of H-1B holders and attracting more such will reinforce the Indo-US partnership.

Read Nasscom’s full statement on proposed changes in H1-B visa process