The US President said on Twitter that his administration plans to review U.S. policy concerning H-1B visa to encourage foreign specialists.
«The owners of H1-B in the United States can be sure that soon there will be changes that will simplify and provide the confidence to stay [in the country], including a potential path to citizenship — said Donald trump. We want to encourage talented and highly skilled people who want to build a career in the United States.»
H1-B holders in the United States can rest assured that changes are coming which will soon bring both simplicity and certainty to your stay, including a potential path to citizenship. We want to encourage talented and highly skilled people to pursue career options in the U. S.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2019
Recall that the H-1B allows U.S. companies to attract from abroad highly qualified specialists. In the United States often use this right IT professionals from other countries, including Russia and Ukraine.
According to the Minister of national security Kirsten Nielsen, the White house has begun active work on the identification of fraud and abuse associated with obtaining visas for recruitment, but some non-immigrant visa programs need to be reformed to better protect American workers.
At the end of November 2018 the Department of homeland security (DHS) announced that it intends to give preference to foreigners with a master’s degree (or higher academic degree) issued by educational institutions of the United States. Now due to the large number of applications limit this type of visas is exhausted for 5 days, and the selection is random. Perhaps, the introduction of these changes and the President said trump.
