Modi govt constantly engaging Trump administration on H1B visa issue

NEW DELHI : India is constantly engaging the American government on the issue allowing skilled Indian workers to stay on in the US and also pointed out that highly skilled Indian professionals are also engaged in the fight against covid-19 in various fields including medicine and developing solutions for firms fighting the epidemic, foreign secretary Harsh Shringla said Wednesday.

Addressing the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) in New Delhi, Shringla said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had discussed the issue of H1B visas — the non-immigrant visa that allows US firms to employ foreign workers in speciality jobs popular with Indian IT professionals — that the Trump administration plans to review and restrict, with US president Donald Trump during his visit to India in February.

“In our engagements, we have emphasized that this has been a mutually-beneficial partnership which should be nurtured.