Last year, 72% of H-1B visas were granted to Indians. The Trump administration's latest visa freeze means tens of thousands who'd planned to immigrate to the U.S. this year must scrap or delay their plans.
The change means tens of thousands of Indians who planned to come to the U.S. this year will have to scrap or delay their plans."I woke up at like 5 o'clock in the morning, and I saw the messages. I almost started crying," Hirpara says.
Hirpara, 26, earned a master's degree in the U.S. and landed a job as an electrical engineer in Irvine, California. In March, he returned to India to visit his parents and to convert his student visa to an H-1B, sponsored by his company. Then the pandemic hit. His paperwork was delayed. "I'm sad that I invested five years studying in the U.S. and preparing for a job there," says Hirpara.were granted H-1B visas or renewed them. New ones are capped at 85,000 annually. The process is now frozen through Dec. 31, 2020.
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