As Nasdaq reaches ever record-er, record highs, it seems the ability to create a “Hello World” app is no longer enough to warrant an H1-B visa according to new guidelines from the Trump administration.
As The Hill reports, the new policy guidance that would make it harder for companies to use the H-1B visa program to bring foreign computer programmers into the U. S. A policy memo from the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services changes the way the agency will process visa applications for computer programming positions, making companies jump through extra hoops to fill those jobs with foreign workers…
The memorandum also does not properly explain or distinguish an entry-level position from one that is, for example, more senior, complex, specialized, or unique.
Furthermore, the memorandum also did not accurately portray essential information from the Handbook that recognized that some computer programmers qualify for these jobs with only ‘2-year degrees.’ While the memorandum did mention beneficiaries with ‘2-year’ degrees, it incorrectly described them as ‘strictly involving the entering or review of code for an employer whose business is not computer related.’
This post was published at Zero Hedge on Apr 3, 2017.
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