India IT firms say US rejecting business visas

[Alf W]

"Consultancy 'role' for your wife?"
"That'll do nicely. Come on in, the water's lovely"

[AtW]

H1B always had quotas.

[CheeseSlice]

I do wonder what is different about the US situation to our own.

Their H1B visa scheme (similar to our Tier2 - ICT scheme) is now fee based, and they're generally using a harder line to protect US jobs, and will even look to increase their visa fees soon.

In the UK it is business that is lobbying for ICT exemption from the final immigration cap, and this has recently achieved success. Why isn't this working in the US, why are businesses not winning their case? Could this just be because the american public are speaking out far louder than us brits, or maybe the democrats are acting out on socialist interests?

[TimberWolf]

India: Pwetty Pwease

UK: Hang on while we bend over and drop our trousers

Close:

India: Do as we say or else

UK: Hang on while we bend over and drop our trousers

[RichardCranium]

India: Pwetty Pwease

US: Talk to the hand

India: Pwetty Pwease

UK: Hang on while we bend over and drop our trousers

[CheeseSlice]

The US is rejecting a growing number of Indian visa applications and interviews border on interrogations, Indian information technology firms say.

Nasscom, an umbrella organisation of IT firms, said it had written to the US ambassador to convey its concern.

India's government has also been informed, it said. There was no immediate response from the US embassy.

India: Pwetty Pwease

US: Talk to the hand

[AtW]

Looks like this free trade IT zone between India and EU will be last best chance for them...

[CheeseSlice]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-sout...-11691575:yay:

link broken
take the out of the URL

[TimberWolf]

A government acting in the interests of its subjects? Weird.

[CoolerKing]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-sout...-11691575:yay: