Indians are celebrating new regulations that exempt migrant students from President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B outsourcing workers.
“HUGE Immigration News!” declared Deedy Das, an Indian migrant who boasted of using other Indians to help him win an O-1 work visa. “If you studied in the US, the [Trump $100,000] fee doesn’t affect you. I’m now positive on this rule!”
“MASSIVE loophole,” tweeted immigration lawyer Charles Kuck. “[If] You come as a visitor/student/other nonimmigrant visa, you don’t need to pay the fee.”
“Game change for foreign grads,” declared Atal Agarwal, an advocate for Indian migrants:
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee won’t apply to: – Students switching from F-1 to H-1B inside the US – Current H-1B holders extending their status – Any status changes happening domestically Only affects NEW petitions for workers outside the country
The loophole and celebrations may reverse the recent decline in the huge number of Indians who enroll in U.S.
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