No visa for less than six months, no travel to US, preparation for temporary ban on H-1B visas

Washington, Ta. 10 May 2020, Sunday

Indian nationals wishing to go to the US, whose visas have been valid for less than six months, cannot go to the US under the 'Vande Bharat Mission'. Students who have recently been admitted to U.S. educational institutions but have not been seen before the epidemic will also not be taken to the U.S.

According to an Air India report, some special categories of citizens with F and M visas will not be taken to the US under this mission. This visa is issued to students studying in the United States.

Students who have recently been admitted to American universities have been asked to avoid traveling to the United States unless US health officials issue a new directive. Students who receive a sample in the new semester of 2020 are asked to plan a trip around the date their institution reopens.

While students who are generally studying in the US and came here just before the lockdown will have to contact their educational institutions to get further directions. It may be that some students are currently denied entry to campus, so they need to be vigilant.

Preparation of temporary ban on H-1B visa

Unemployment is rising in the U.S. because of Corona so the Trump administration is preparing to impose a temporary ban on H-1B visas. This visa is popular among Indian IT students. In addition, student visas and work permits may be banned.

Trump's transportation advisers are planning for an executive order to be issued this month. Under it, the issuance of new temporary and work-based visas may be banned.

The order may focus on H-1B visas, H-2B visas, and student visas issued to work for a specified period of time. 33 million people have lost their jobs in the last two months in the United States.

In light of this situation, on May 7, the top four Republican senators urged Trump to suspend all categories of guest visas, including all new work-based visas and H-1B visas for 60 days, for a year or so until employment conditions return to normal.

Doctors, nurses will benefit

U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill in Congress that would give thousands of foreign nurses and doctors green cards or local legal residency status for health care. The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act will issue green cards approved by Congress in previous years but not given to anyone, benefiting Indian doctors-nurses.

The bill would allow thousands of professional physicians to work permanently in the United States. 25,000 nurses and 15,000 doctors will be given green cards due to the Koro epidemic and care will be taken to ensure that there is no shortage of professional doctors in the country.