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More Worries For Indian Techies As Singapore Clamps Down On Work Visas

Singapore tech visa clampdown shrunk base of Indian techies, says Nasscom It could hurt players' ability to chase future deals, adds industry body Indian IT firms like TCS, HCL, Infosys, Wipro have presence in Singapore

Major Indian tech companies including TCS, HCL, Infosys and Wipro have a presence in Singapore.
Major Indian tech companies including TCS, HCL, Infosys and Wipro have a presence in Singapore.
IT industry body Nasscom has said the clampdown on tech visas by Singapore has shrunk the base of Indian techies to under 10,000 in the South East Asian nation and could hurt the ability of players to chase future deals. Nasscom president R Chandrashekhar said that issuance of visas to the tech workers under the intra-company transfers has "reduced to a trickle" and so for all practical purposes "the tap has been shut". "The number ...
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