US President Joe Biden on Thursday let the ban on foreign workers visas, in particular H-1B, lapse as the notification issued by his predecessor Donald Trump expired. The move is likely to benefit thousands of Indian IT professionals.
On December 31, Trump had even extended the order to March 31, 2021, and noted that an extension was warranted as the pandemic continued to disrupt American lives, and high level of unemployment and job loss were still presenting serious economic challenges to workers across the US. However, on Wednesday, Biden did not issue a fresh proclamation for the ban on H-1B visas. Previously, he had even promised to lift the suspension on workers visas and had said that Trump’s immigration policies were cruel.
The expiry of the Trump's proclamation would now result in the issuing of H-1B visas by American diplomatic missions overseas that would result in US companies bringing in talented technology professionals inside the country. No new proclamation was issued by Biden till Wednesday mid-night, resulting in the automatic end to the ban on issuing of fresh H-1B visas.
The moratorium, which affected H-1B visas used by technology companies to hire foreign coders and engineers was imposed last June by Trump. He had promised to lift the suspension on H-1B visas, saying Trump's immigration policies were cruel.
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