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US: Spouses of H-1B and L-1 visa holders to get automatic work authorisation

Scroll | 14/11/2021 10:30 AM | Click to read full article

The United States government will automatically extend work authorisation for the spouses of H-1B and L-1 visa holders. H-1B visas allow US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The immediate family members of such workers are given H4 visas.

In March, 15 litigants, including 13 Indian nationals, had challenged an immigration policy that did not allow the spouses of H-1B and L-1 visa holders to work in the US till they had a permit.

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