Mass layoff of thousands of Indians unsettled in the United States
Big tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Meta have laid off thousands of workers in the last few months. There are many Indians among them.
According to a report by the US media, the Washington Post, nearly 200,000 workers in the technology sector have been laid off since November last year. According to Industry Insider, 30 to 40 percent of those laid off are Indians.
This mass retrenchment has had a severe impact on Indians working in the technology sector. Now their stay in the United States is uncertain.
Because Indians who have gone to work in the United States, they have gone on a special visa. Their visa states that if someone is fired, he or she must join another job within a certain period of time, or leave the United States.
The US H-1B is a non-immigrant visa. US companies can employ foreigners with special skills through this visa. And under these visas, tech companies bring in hundreds of thousands of Indians and Chinese every year.
Besides, there is another L-1A visa. This visa allows people with special abilities to come to the United States temporarily.
A large number of Indians working in the US tech market came to the US on H-1B and L-1 visas. Those who lost their jobs are now looking for new jobs. Some are trying to change the type of visa.
The situation of H-1B visa holders is getting tougher day by day. Because they have to get a new job in just 60 days. After this time you have to return to India. But now that tech companies are downsizing, many are finding it almost impossible to find a new job. Source: NDTV.
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