H-1B, L1 visa fee hike impacting US firms too: Congressman

The increase in H-1B and L1 visa fee by US Congress to fund enhanced border security measures, which was basically intended to have financial implications on Indian companies, is impacting American firms too, a key Democratic Congressman has said, highlighting the need to fix this.

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Source: Business Standard India

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