ForumIAS announcing GS Foundation Program for UPSC CSE 2025-26 from 19 April. Click Here for more information.
ForumIAS Answer Writing Focus Group (AWFG) for Mains 2024 commencing from 24th June 2024. The Entrance Test for the program will be held on 28th April 2024 at 9 AM. To know more about the program visit: https://forumias.com/blog/awfg2024
Indian H-4 entrepreneurs in limbo as the U.S. rethinks visa rules
Context:
- The Trump administration said in December 2017 that it was considering the discontinuation of work authorisation for H-4 visa holders, which may impact thousands of Indians
Job authorisation:
- By providing the possibility of employment authorisation to certain H-4 dependent spouses, the rule will reorganize certain disincentives for talented H-1B non-immigrants to permanently remain in the U.S. and continue contributing to the U.S. economy.
- This is an important goal considering the contributions such individuals make to entrepreneurship and research and development, which are highly correlated with overall economic growth and job creation.
- Since then more than 1,00,000 spouses of those who are waiting for permanent residency in the U.S. received Employment Authorisation Documents (EAD).
- The new rule allowed a pool of highly skilled workers to participate in the U.S. economy as employees, but a few people fall in a distinct category within the cohort — entrepreneurs.
Conclusion:
- If this move to end H4 EAD goes through, many will be the worst affected.
