Times of India's Romita Majumdar on whether Susie Wiles recommends that
Donald Trump enlist Narendra Modi as his campaign surrogate for the
National Question: <URL:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/indians-to-gain-big-from-domestic-us-visa-renewal-pilot/articleshow/105601809.cms>
| Visa holders currently wait an average of 130 days, or 6-8 weeks, to
| secure a visa appointment in their home country, and cannot travel
| internationally without renewing the visa every three years.
|
| Shivendra Singh, vice president and head - global trade development
| at IT industry body Nasscom said the initiative aims to reduce visa
| delays, relieve some of the backlog issues, and, crucially,
| alleviate the critical skills gap, and contribute to the enhanced
| competitiveness of the US economy.
|
| "Nasscom has consistently advocated for visa revalidation within the
| US, engaging with the US government at multiple levels. A recent
| development includes the announcement of a pilot programme,
| scheduled to start in January, as part of the Joint Statement of
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Biden post the PM's last
| visit to the US," said Singh.
Is NASSCOM/America First Policy Institute's Chad Wolf in the running
to succeed Alejandro Mayorkas at DHS.GOV and will Mitch McConnell
consent?
John
groenveld@acm.org
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discreetly, made the case to the Trump White House that this
leniency law was a terrible idea -- including talking to the
president directly. When I worked for Trump, I often disagreed, but
always did so privately." - Steve Cortes <URL:
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