India, March 20 -- The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are introducing several changes to its popular H-1B visa programme, starting Thursday. The Foreign Labor Access Gateway (FLAG), which allows American employers to hire nonimmigrant workers, will start deleting old applications, the Financial Times reported.

Over 70% of all H-1B visas issued between October 2022 and September 2023 were received by Indian skilled workers, according to data shared in the Rajya Sabha. Within days of his inauguration in January, President Donald Trump hinted at his plans for the programme.

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