Taken note of introduction of bill related to H-1B, L-1 visa in US Senate: Centre
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday informed Parliament that it has taken note of the introduction of a bill related to H-1B and L-1 visa in the US Senate last September and according to available information, it remains at the ‘introduced’ stage with no hearings, markup, or further legislative progress.
The H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2025 seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-1B (specialty occupation) and L-1 (intra-company transferee) visa programmes with the stated objectives of “curbing fraud, abuse, outsourcing, and displacement of American workers”, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said in a written response to a query in Lok Sabha.
