☀️ Monday Morning, Oct 19 — USA Telugu News Roundup 🇺🇸
• USCIS ENDS 540-day automatic EAD extension — final rule effective immediately; H-4 spouses and green-card applicants must keep EAD valid or stop working. File renewals early!
• Mondaq · samrack.com)
• DHS proposes ending deference to prior approvals for H-1B/L-1 extensions — every extension re-adjudicated from scratch; ~6,044 extra RFEs/year projected. Comments open till Nov 13.
• Mondaq · Duane Morris)
• Indian IT giants' H-1B registrations crash: Infosys 8,886 → 759 (−91%), TCS 5,955 → 284 (−95%), Cognizant 0. $100K fee + wage-weighted lottery bite.
• LiveMint · USCIS data via CRS report)
• Indian IT subcontractor spending jumps 4–52% as visa pressures bite — TCS spent ₹4,954 crore (+52% YoY); firms hiring local US talent instead of onshore H-1B staff.
• The Hindu BusinessLine)
• US consulates in India now demand FRESH job-verification letters for H-1B stamping — jobs verified via company records. Fake/altered documents risk a lifetime visa ban.
• vibenews.in)
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