US makes exception to visa ban, includes a condition

In a move that could help Indian tech professionals and those working in the healthcare sector, the Trump administration has announced certain exemptions in H-1B and L-1 travel ban for those continuing employment with the same employer.

The exemptions to the June 22 Presidential Proclamation 10052, commonly referred to as the H-1B or L-1 travel ban, also includes the family members of H-1B, L-1 and certain categories of J1 visas.

President Donald Trump, in his June proclamation, banned the entry into the US of workers in several key non-immigrant visa categories, including the H-1B, arguing that they eat into American jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.

The #Trump administration has #relaxed the H-1B #visa restrictions it had imposed earlier banning entry of foreign workers entering the #UnitedStates. #H1Bhttps://t.co/ovZm2KR4zF

— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) August 13, 2020

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