The ATS on Thursday arrested a man from Maharashtra who was wanted in a fake Australian visa case and absconding for the past nine years. The ATS team led by PI C R Jadav arrested Dharmendra alias Dharmesh Ramnagina Bhagat from Malad in Maharashtra. The ATS had arrested brothers Niranjan and Prakash Kalidas Malaviya, residents of Mumbai, after a raid in Ahmedabad on January 10, 2012 in a case pertaining to forging of fake visas. Officials said stamps, forged documents and other items worth Rs 9.29 lakh had been seized from them. The two went around Mumbai in a car with a board stuck reading 'Joint Secretary, pretending to be government officials. While they ended up behind bars, two of their accomplices evaded capture. Bhagat was arrested by the ATS from Maharashtra, the other one, from Delhi, remains at large. Officials said the Malaviya brothers used to forge government documents and stamps and set up fake bank accounts to create fictitious profiles for people desperate to travel … [Read more...] about Accused in Australian visa scam arrested
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New H-1B rule not valid, other changes on hold for 60 days
A proposed rule calling for changes to the employer-employee relationship in the H-1B non-immigrant visa programme will no longer be valid as it has not been published in the Federal Register.The Federal Register contains US government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices.The modification, proposed by the previous administration under Donald Trump, was introduced last week seeking changes to the terms of employees placed at third-party locations and called for the end client to also be responsible for the employee.This would have made it more expensive for services companies to place employees at client sites as employees would have had to be paid at the prevailing wage rates at client organisations.Immigration experts said the rule was unlikely to be revived by the new administration headed by President Joe Biden.However, recent changes introduced by Trump such as higher wage requirements may not be reversed.“The Biden administration has expressed support in … [Read more...] about New H-1B rule not valid, other changes on hold for 60 days
Infosys CFO says localisation to continue under Biden era
Joe Biden on Wednesday became the 46th US President and hopes from his administration are running high including more predictability in work visas rules. ETCFO caught up with India’s top IT firm Infosys CFO Nilanjan Roy to discuss his expectations from the new leader. The finance veteran said Infosys’ business model remains firm, and the company will continue to ramp up its localisation drive irrespective of the change in administration. Infosys aims to hire 12,000 American workers by 2022. Below are edited excerpts.Q: What is your expectation from the Biden administration?Nilanjan Roy: Our business model is quite immune. It doesn’t get impacted by the change in administration. Also, we have ramped up our localisation (visa independent employees) to 60 per cent now from 40 per cent two years back. This is a part of the journey we started under CEO Salil Parekh in 2018-19 and it will continue.In 2017, we committed to hiring 10,000 American workers over two years, and … [Read more...] about Infosys CFO says localisation to continue under Biden era
Opinion: The math behind new H-1B wage rule, and what it means for techies
Taking another parting shot at the employment-based immigration affecting green cards, H-1B and other similar work visas, the Trump Department of Labor (DOL) has published a rule that raises the wages by approximately 30% across the board.What All Stakeholders Must KnowThis rule is likely to be “stayed” by the Biden administration, Congress, or the courtsThe rule will increase required wages for H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 and Green Card applications filed through employmentThe increase in wages will not affect the H-1B lottery this year (March 2021) if the LCA process is completed before July 1, 2021The wage escalation begins on July 1, 2021, and for H-1B, that could be a 15-20% increase over the existing wagesThe escalation is implemented incrementally in phases: for new processing, over an 18-month period; and for applications already in process on 8 October 2024, over an approximately 40-month periodH-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 new petitions, extensions, amendments, and transfers will all … [Read more...] about Opinion: The math behind new H-1B wage rule, and what it means for techies
‘U.K. will take measures to attract students, skilled labour’
“Points will be awarded for a job offer at the appropriate skill level, if they speak English and meet the appropriate salary threshold. This allows greater flexibility. Before, there were limited chances of obtaining a visa if, for example, you did well in English but had no skills. About half of our entrepreneur visas are from India. So given the large share, India will certainly benefit,” he said. … [Read more...] about ‘U.K. will take measures to attract students, skilled labour’
