Indian companies to pay $4,000 more for H-1B visa fee

Indian IT firms - which have to incur an additional burden of about $400 million annually - have called it "discriminatory", with Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself raising this at the highest......

US hikes H-1B, L1 visa fee; to hit Indian IT companies

This fee is in addition to the base processing fee, Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee, American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 fee (when required), as well as the premium......

US 'L' visa will be issued only in Chennai

Starting December 1, the US Consulate General in Chennai will be the US Mission to India's sole blanket L category visa acceptance and processing centre ("blanket" L visas are issued to managers,......

H-1B, L1 visa fee hike comes into effect

The steep hike in H-1B and L1 visa fees, which would cost Indian IT firms an additional $250 million annually, has come into effect from August 14, the US said on Friday. The US move comes in the......