Sridhar Vembu urges Indians to return home after US freezes Green Card process at 8 tech firms
- On Thursday, US Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling suspended major IT firms, including Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, and Microsoft, from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme. The action freezes new and pending applications for employment-based permanent residency.
- Vice President JD Vance justified the freeze, citing federal investigations into alleged fraud within foreign-worker programmes. He asserted the H-1B visa programme is "rife with fraud" and must only fill positions impossible to staff with American workers.
- Although the order does not automatically cancel existing H-1B visas, it disrupts the path to permanent residency for Indian technology professionals. Employees at affected companies can no longer process PERM labour certification applications, stalling their long-term immigration plans.
- Zoho Corporation Founder Sridhar Vembu urged Indian professionals to return home, framing the visa crackdown as an opportunity to help build India. "Come back, let's build India," he wrote, noting Indians have made a major contribution to America.
- The Ministry of External Affairs defended Indian professionals against "deeply offensive" characterizations of foreign workers as "indentured servants." Officials emphasized that talent mobility benefits both countries, highlighting the skills Indian professionals bring to the US innovation ecosystem.
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The Independent
The Independent (US)What US ban on Indian IT firms means for H1B visas and businesses
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US green-card freeze at 8 IT firms: Sridhar Vembu urges Indian techies to return, Dharmendra Pradhan backs appeal
Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu urged Indian technology professionals in the US to return and help build India’s tech sector. Former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan endorsed the appeal as TCS and 7 other firms face PERM suspensions that halt new and pending green-card sponsorship applications.
Sridhar Vembu, founder of the indigenous tech company Zoho, has urged Indian tech professionals working in the US to return to India. He posted this following the US's latest decision. Let's explore what the US has done that could pose a problem for tech professionals working there.
The Economic Times
Times of IndiaSridhar Vembu urges Indians to return home after US freezes Green Card process at 8 tech firms
Sridhar Vembu, the founder of Zoho, is encouraging Indians working in the United States to return home. He highlighted how recent immigration policies have created uncertainty for Indian professionals despite their significant contributions. Vembu emphasized the opportunity for returning professionals to help shape India's technology ecosystem. This call to action follows the suspension of several tech companies from the Permanent Labour Certifi…
'Come Back, America No Longer Wants Us': Zoho Founder Sridhar Vembu Urges Indians In US To Return
Founder of Zoho Corporation, Sridhar Vembu, has called upon Indians working in the US to come back and help develop the tech industry in India after the US government banned a number of IT firms from the crucial Employment-Based Green Card
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