Rajiv's news articles

Rajiv's Article - Decoder: Could multiple H-1B lottery petitions be filed for the same employee? - The Economic Times

Published by: The Economic Times - Date: March 03, 2021

Synopsis

Often, multiple employers are competing to hire the same employee. It is obviously in the best interest of an employee to have multiple filings because that increases their chances of being selected in the electronic selection system (lottery). And equally obviously, this could amount to an abuse of the system if there were no checks on multiple filings.

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Rajiv's Comments in the News - Joe Biden to present Citizenship Bill in Senate on Thursday; Indians in Green card queue could benefit

Published by: The Economic Times  - Date: February 18, 2021

Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

“The Bill will go through many changes and by the time it gets passed by both Houses it could be totally different. It also needs 10 Republicans to vote in the Senate which is a tall order, so we will have to see how this plays out,” said Rajiv S Khanna, Managing Attorney at immigration.com

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Rajiv's Article - President Biden hands another win to H-1B holders and Indian students in the US

Published by: The Economic Times - Date: February 02, 2021

Two developments in immigration law bring happy tidings: a court challenge to OPT and STEM OPT extension has failed; and the US Department of Labor (DOL) has delayed to May 14, 2021 (beyond the H-1B lottery deadlines) implementation of the regulations affecting disproportionate wage hikes for H-1B and green card petitions.

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Rajiv's Comments in the News - Wage hike rule of Trump admin under review, will not apply to upcoming H-1B filing season

Published by: The Times of India  - Date: January 28, 2021

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Rajiv S Khanna, Managing Attorney at Immigration.com told TOI, "The May 14, timeline should take us past the H-1B lottery, if the Labour Condition Application (LCA) process is done before the kick-off date." The registration for H-1B applications (petitions) for the coming season is expected to commence in March. The lottery will be held in April.

Rajiv's Article - Biden has begun dismantling Trump's immigration rules. How long will H-1B holders need to wait to see results?

publication descriptionPublished by: The Economic Times -  Jan 25, 2021  

 

Synopsis:

publication descriptionBiden’s administration has already withdrawn the regulation that was not yet published: the USCIS regulation that redefined employer-employee relationship to a far stricter level than we have ever had before, and required end-clients to be actively involved in the H-1B process.

Rajiv's Article - Biden administration begins reversing Trump's damage on H-1B and immigration

Published by: The Economic Times - Date: January 21, 2021

Synopsis

Politically, this is a good time for immigration laws to be revamped and modernized. Concluding from various polls conducted over the last two years, 70% of the US population considers immigration to be important for the United States. Democrats, that is Biden’s party, have the majority (although a slim one) to pass laws & be effective.

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Rajiv's News Clips - United States Department of Labor proposes increase in H-1B wages - The Economic Times

Published by : The Economic Times - Date: September 22, 2020  

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Rajiv Khanna, Managing Partner at Immigration.com, said the wages are set according to the person’s experience level and that over the last years there have been calls to raise the minimum level from 1 to 2.

 

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