U.S. court rules on Trump's new H-1B visa rules

Following the ruling, the Department of Homeland Security's rule on employment and other issues, which came into force on December 7, is now invalid.

(PTI) Washington, Ta. Wednesday, December 2, 2020

The US court has stayed the new H-1B rules proposed by the Trump administration, giving relief to top US IT companies and thousands of Indian professionals.

The proposal affected the ability of American companies to hire foreign workers. The H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows American companies to hire foreign workers for specialized business. Employees who have theoretical or technical knowledge are hired under this visa.

This visa is usually issued for three years and then renewed. There are currently 6 million H-1B visa holders in the United States. Most of them are from America and China.

In a 23-page order, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White of the Northern District of California stayed the Trump administration's policy of requiring American companies to pay higher salaries to foreign workers employed on H-1B visas.

The judge also stayed one more rule of the Trump administration that reduced the eligibility of H-1B visas for US technology companies and other employers.

Following the ruling, the Department of Homeland Security's rule on employment and other issues, which came into force on December 7, is now invalid. The new rule on the pay of the Ministry of Labor, which came into force on October 8, will also no longer be valid. Trump's new rules on H-1B visas have been challenged in U.S. courts by universities, including the U.S. Chambers of Commerce, Bay Area Council and Stanford.