Insta
Swaraj Flags H1B Visa Issue At Meeting With US Congressional Delegation
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday flagged the H1B visa issue as a "strong concern" during a meeting with a visiting US Congressional delegation and sought bipartisan support for it.
The 9-member US congressional delegation from the house committee on science, space and technology is led by its chairman Lamar Smith, ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
"Swaraj flagged the issue of H1B visa as a strong concern and sought bipartisan Congressional support for the same," he said in a series of tweets.
During his recent visit to the US, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had also raised the issue during his meetings, and had said "those coming from India on H-1B visas are high-value professionals, who contribute immensely to the US economy. They are not illegal economic immigrants, about whom there are concerns in the US. They come here legally." The US must decide appropriately while deciding on its visa policy, he had asserted.
The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations. It is the most sought after by Indian IT professionals.
The minister also welcomed the strong desire of the delegation to strengthen cooperation in strategic, economic, science and technology, and space sectors.
She lauded the positive role of the US Congress in developing India-US strategic relations, Kumar tweeted. (PTI)
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.
Latest
