The proposal to raise the annual quota of H1B visa received a major boost in the US Congress with the Senate Judiciary Committee voting overwhelmingly in favour of raising it from 65,000 to 95,000. This is very welcome news for the Indian professionals aspiring to work in the US.



According to the US-India Business Alliance (USIBA), a group of Indian and American businessmen, which is backing the proposal for raising the H1B visa cap, the number of Employment Based Immigrant Visas (popularly called green cards) would be increased through a change in language in the law regarding who is applicable for it.



Currently, under it spouses and children of green card holders count towards the cap, but the Committee proposed to change this so that spouses and children do not count towards the cap.



However, there is still a significant amount of work to be done before the proposal takes the shape of legislation. This language has been added to the Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill.



::Source - TV Parasuram (PTI) in Hindustan Times::