FM Arun Jaitley says US Visa fee hike discriminatory
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Jaitley spoke about ‘India's concern over the hike in the H-1B and L1 visa fee, which is discriminatory and in effect is largely targeted at Indian IT companies.’
Last year, the US imposed a special fee of up to $ 4,500 on H-1B and L-1 visas, popular among Indian IT companies to fund a 9/11 healthcare Act and biometric tracking system.
Jaitley expressed India's keenness in early conclusion of a Totalization Agreement with the United States, a
As per Industry estimates, Indian professionals contributed over $25 billion to the US Social Security during the last decade, without being able to retrieve their contributions.
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