No communication from US on likely caps on H-1B visa: Delhi

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday said it has not received any official communication from the US on possible caps on H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally.

Foreign ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar said New Delhi had not heard anything from any US official on the matter though India was aware of news reports stating such plans were afoot.

“There is no US official who has come up with this statement,” Kumar said adding that “It is a source based report….we have not heard anything officially from the US government on this matter.”