DHS to Reform H-1B Program, End Work Permits for H-4 Visa Holders
Published:
Wed, Apr 25th 2018 @ 3:46 pm EDT
In a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, USCIS Director Francis Cissna wrote, that the agency plans to tighten guidelines on H-1B visas issued to specialty workers and end the issuance of work permits to H-4 visa holders.
In 2015, the Obama Administration approved a federal regulation that allowed H-4 visa holders -- spouses of H-1B visa holders -- to receive a worker permit without congressional approval. USCIS has been working for several months to propose a new regulation that would rescind the Obama-era regulation.
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/dhs-reform-h-1b-program-end-work-permits-h-4-visa-holders
