US President Lifted Ban on H1-B Visa
On 1st April, 2021, the US President let a June 2020 executive order banning the issuance of new non-immigrant worker visas expire.
Background
- In June 2020, the former US President Trump signed an executive order extending the ban on immigrant and non-immigrant worker visas.
- The executive order was first extended for 60 days till August 2020, which was extended till December, 2020 and then March 3st, 2021.
Reason for Ban
- The ban was a response to rising unemployment in the United States, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- The Trump Administration had proposed to narrow the eligibility for H-1B visa aspirants and ....
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