Indians to profit as US H-1B visa holders can now work and reside in Canada

By India Today World Desk: Indians, who account for almost 75% of H1-B visa holders within the United States, are set to be the main beneficiaries of a brand new scheme launched by Canada to draw tech expertise to the nation.

To entice extremely expert employees, Canada has began giving open work permits for H1-B visa holders from the US.

The allow will permit H1-B visa holders from the US to return and work in Canada for 3 years. It additionally permits members of the family of authorised candidates to check or search work choices within the nation.

The new programme will likely be in place for a yr or till the Canadian authorities receives 10,000 purposes.

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“Thousands of workers in high-tech fields are employed with companies that have large operations in both Canada and the US, and those working in the US often hold an H-1B speciality occupation visa. As of July 16, 2023, H-1B speciality occupation visa holders in the US, and their accompanying immediate family members, will be eligible to apply to come to Canada,” the Canadian authorities stated in a launch earlier this month.

“They will be able to work for almost any employer anywhere in Canada. Their spouses and dependants will also be eligible to apply for a temporary resident visa, with a work or study permit, as needed,” it stated.

H-1B visas permit overseas nationals to quickly work within the US in sure specialised occupations, together with the expertise sector. Technology firms rely on it to rent tens of 1000’s of workers every year from international locations like India and China.

Canada is hoping to change into a world chief in quite a lot of rising applied sciences and it hopes to draw professionals affected by huge layoffs by US tech giants.

(With PTI inputs)