Two prominent lawmakers in the US have tabled a bill in the House of Representatives to safeguard work approval for H-4 Visa workers. These are mostly spouses of H-1B Visa holding Indian professionals.
The legislation
has been introduced by 2 members of US
Congress from California Zoe Lofgren and Anna G Eshoo. This comes after the
DHS - Department of Homeland
Security said that it would announce a rule. This was promised long back and
would stop the work approval for spouses on H-4 Visas.
H-4 Visas are offered to partners of H-1B Visa
beneficiaries. Significant numbers of these are
highly skilled Indian professionals. The Trump administration had announced
this week proposal to eliminate the existing DHS laws. These permit specific
H-4 Visa holding dependent spouses of
H-1B Visa beneficiaries stuck in backlogs of Green Card to get employment
authorisation. They can also pursue individual career goals and make a
contribution to the US economy.
Several H-4 Visa
holders are extremely skilled professionals. The DHS had earlier extended their
eligibility for employment endorsement. This was in acceptance of the economic
load of several H-1B Visa workers’ families. It is especially true for those
residing on a single income in areas with a high cost like Silicon Valley. This
is while they await approvals for Green Cards, as quoted by the Economic Times.
More than 100,000 workers chiefly women have obtained
the employment authorisation after the rule was
implemented. The H-4 Employment Protection Act bars the Trump administration
from eliminating this crucial rule.
Eshoo said that
H-4 Visa holders are worthy of getting a chance to make a contribution to their
local economies. They also need to provide for their families added the US
Lawmaker. It is an issue of economic fairness and the bill makes sure that this
continues, she added.
Work Visas had
been received by H-4 Visa holders under a special command by the former Obama
administration. The major beneficiaries of
this provision were Indian-Americans. 1 lakh plus H-4 Visa holders have
benefited from this rule.
The Trump
administration does nothing and sits on its hands said, Lofgren. US Citizens
in-waiting are trapped in the backlog waiting for their application to come up,
added Lofgren.
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