A report in economic times quoted StackRaft, a startup that facilitate borderless technology sector recruitment in the US and in Canada. The company said software professionals are opting for Canada due to liberalised visa regime.

H1 B US Visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows the US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.

The United States on Wednesday announced that new H1B Visa rules will come into effect from coming April 1; it will give priority to foreign workers with a degree from American University against those who have a degree from Universities outside the nation.

The US government has announced plans to change the H1-B visa programme to give preference to workers with advanced American degrees, a move which could potentially have the effect of reducing visas for those educated elsewhere.

Spouses of H1B Visa holders working in the US will lose their jobs if President Donald Trump's decision to ban them is implemented in the country.

A move to revoke H-4 visa work permit is in its final stage, said the Donald Trump administration. The decision is likely to affect tens of thousands of Indians.

A day after Donald Trump administration made H1B visa policy more difficult for Indians, Congress President Rahul Gandhi did not miss a chance to taunt PM Narendra Modi. He termed it as a huge setback for India.

In yet another shocking move, Donald Trump administration is now planning to bar spoused of H1B visa holders from working in the United States.

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted a H-1B visa lottery for over 1.90 lakh applications received during the filing period in first week on April.

The number of H1B Visa applications has reached its maximum limit for the fiscal year 2018-19, said USCIS. “USCIS has reached the congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for fiscal year 2019,” read a press release from USCIS.