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The Donald Trump government expanded a ban on immigrants <\/strong>traveling to the US on work-based visas and green cards till 31st March 2021<\/strong>. A move that directly impacts a few H-1B visa holders<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visa ban had been given in April and June to protect American jobs<\/strong> and was set to expire on December 31<\/strong>. Extending the ban to March means US president-elect Joe Biden<\/strong> may need to accept an intense approach to whether to revoke it. And risk being seen as anti-American labor<\/strong> or let it expire in March. Which goes against his more liberal pro-immigration stance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move essentially impacts the individuals who had been given H-1B visas<\/strong> in April, effective October 1, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reuters reported that Biden, who takes charge as president on 20th January 2021<\/strong>. Criticized the limitations, but didn’t state whether he would instantly reverse them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visa ban expansion contradicts its rationale to protect US jobs<\/strong>. After trump’s new message that the unemployment rate is below 6.7%<\/strong>. It is Trump’s last gasp to hurt immigration <\/strong>that benefits the US and is promoting economic recovery. Immigration lawyer Cyrus Mehta <\/strong>said on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump Extends Freeze on Various Work Visas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In October, a US judge gave a preliminary injunction<\/strong> against the ban on the entry of H-1B, L-1<\/strong>, and other non-immigrant visa holders. Relevant to the plaintiffs in the lawsuit<\/strong>. This included individuals from the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Retail Federation<\/strong>, Technet, Intrax, and the US Chamber of Commerce, representing a few huge companies including Facebook, Google,<\/strong> and Uber. The US Department of Justice appealed the decision, and the following hearing is planned for 19th January 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement stated the 2019 Novel Coronavirus<\/strong> (Covid-19) proceeds to significantly disrupt Americans’ livelihoods<\/strong>. While the November overall unemployment rate in the US of 6.7% <\/strong>reflects a marked decline from its April high. There were still 9,834,000<\/strong> fewer seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs in November than in February of 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Importance of Monitoring the I-94 Expiration Date<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

While a few Indian and US tech organizations<\/strong> criticized the ban in June. It hasn’t had a critical effect on business because numerous employees <\/strong>are still working remotely. In August, the US Department of State <\/strong>announced \u2018national interest exemptions\u2019 to the presidential proclamations. Including technology workers on H-1B\/L-1 visas<\/strong> giving critical infrastructure services. As well as exceptions for visa holders<\/strong> getting back to the US in the same position with the same employer and visa classification<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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