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Trump Administration May Stop Spouses Of H-1B Visa Holders From Working
H-1B visa holders' spouses are currently allowed to work on H-4 visas The current rule was introduced by Barack Obama in 2015 The Trump administration believes that H-4 rule "hurts American workers".
16 Dec 2017, 08:25 PM IST 
The H-1B is a common visa route for highly skilled foreigners to find work at companies in the US.
US President Donald Trump's administration is set to propose revoking a rule that makes spouses of thousands of H-1B visa holders eligible to work while in the US, potentially complicating a major driver of technology jobs, the media reported. Since 2015, the spouses of H-1B, or high-skilled, visa holders waiting for green cards have been eligible to work in the US on H-4 dependent visas, under a rule introduced by former President B...
