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US plans tighter H-1B rules after job losses for visa holders

The Trump administration has proposed ending a 60-day grace period that allows certain foreign workers, including H-1B visa holders, to remain in the United States and find a new employer after losing their jobs. The planned change, published September 10 in the Federal Register by the Department of Homeland Security, would require H-1B holders and some other temporary visa workers to leave the

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The Trump administration has proposed ending a 60-day grace period that allows certain foreign workers, including H-1B visa holders, to remain in the United States and find a new employer after losing their...

The planned change, published September 10 in the Federal Register by the Department of Homeland Security, would require H-1B holders and some other temporary visa workers to leave the

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration has proposed ending a 60-day grace period that allows certain foreign workers, including H-1B visa holders, to remain in the United States and find a new employer...

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The Trump administration has proposed ending a 60-day grace period that allows certain foreign workers, including H-1B visa holders, to remain in the United States and find a new employer after losing their jobs. The planned change, published September 10 in the Federal Register by the Department of Homeland Security, would require H-1B holders and some other temporary visa workers to leave the

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