Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first in-person meeting with President Joe Biden, raised several issues concerning the Indian community in the US, including access to Indian professionals in the US and H-1B visas, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan said. Shringla has said.
Prime minister Modi Describing his first bilateral meeting in the Oval Office as “excellent” with US President Joe Biden, who said India-US ties are destined to be “strong, close and tough”.
The prime minister and his counterparts – Australia’s Scott Morrison and Japan’s Yoshihide Suga – also participated in the Quad leaders’ meeting hosted by US President Biden in the US capital on Friday.
“He (Modi) spoke on the issue of getting access for Indian professionals in the United States. In that context he referred to H-1B visas.”
The most sought-after H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialized occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Technology companies depend on it to hire thousands of employees every year from countries like India and China.
“He also spoke about the fact that many Indian professionals working here contribute to Social Security. The withdrawal of those contributions to the United States is something that affects the number of Indian workers,” Shringla said.
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