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Spouses of non-immigrant workers<\/strong>, for example, those on H-1B<\/strong> will be approved to work, according to the provisions of the Immigration Bill<\/strong>, released by the Biden administration. The important aspect is that the current prohibitive conditions relating to the employment authorization<\/strong> program (work permits) will not apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At present, when the H-1B visa beneficiary<\/strong> is on track for a green card <\/strong>or has an expansion beyond the permitted six years<\/strong>. The spouse (holding an H-4 dependent visa<\/strong>) could apply for an employment authorization report. This, in turn, enabled the spouse to not only find a job or be self-employed<\/strong> but also enabled the spouse to obtain a social security number<\/strong>, a driving license, or for that matter open a bank account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At present, almost a lakh Indian spouses<\/strong> (generally ladies) are estimated to hold a work permit. Recently, the Biden government<\/strong> pulled out a proposed circular (gave earlier under the Trump regime) that would have revoked the employment authorization program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The provisions of the bill, which approve employment for the spouse of a non-immigrant temporary worker.<\/strong> Admitted to the US, seem more extensive, even as detailed rules could later follow,”. Says Poorvi Chothani, founder of an immigration law office<\/strong> in Mumbai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H-1B visa holders spouses will get work permits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“Right now, spouses of L-1 visa holders<\/strong> (on intra-organization transfers) are allowed to work. It seems that the same will now apply even to spouses of H-1B workers<\/strong>. They will be given a work permit. This is huge news given that Indians constitute a significant number of those allotted H-1B visas <\/strong>each year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, it isn’t known whether the work permits for spouses<\/strong> will be totally open. For any area or for specific areas where there is a critical need \u2013 say in the medical field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[When can I challenge the USCIS\u2019s decision in my case?<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As per statistics in a report released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Of the 3.89 lakh H-1B visas <\/strong>(including extensions) gave during fiscal 2019. Almost 72% or 2.78 lakh<\/strong> were allocated to Indian beneficiaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While opening up work opportunities for spouses of H-1B workers<\/strong> would make the US <\/strong>an attractive destination. It could also invite ire from specific sections on grounds that it is harming job opportunities <\/strong>for local people and could result in litigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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