Nasscom hails ten-month delay in implementing Trump’s H-1B allotment rule

The information technology services industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) welcomed a US announcement to delay the implementation of a new rule to allot H-1B visas.

“To give USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) more time to develop, test, and implement the modifications to the H-1B registration system and selection process, DHS (Department of Homeland Security) is delaying the effective date of this final rule from March 9, 2021, to December 31, 2021. The delay will also provide more time for USCIS to train staff and perform public outreach as well as give stakeholders time to adjust to the new rule,” the USCIS said in a statement.