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     Ashton Hero Username: Ashton Post Number: 12059 Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 64.20.45.178 Rating: N/A |
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/inf o-tech/article2101846.ece The Minister counsellor for consular affairs, Mr James Herman, was recently quoted saying in the Indian media that there has been a rise in the number of cases in which Indian and American companies with offices in India have been trying to circumvent H-1B visa restrictions by sending people from India to the US on Blanket L visas for work that doesn't qualify under the Blanket L visa category. A US consular official in Mumbai said that there are roughly 350 Indian companies that participate in the BEP programme and that ‘suspensions are very rare'. The BEP covers all three types of work visas, namely H1B, B1 and L1, she added. It may be noted that employees of companies suspended from the BEP can still apply for US visas but through the regular visa appointment system. |
