Trump to make big changes in H1-B visa programme, citizenship test will become…; how difficult is it going to be for Indians?

New Delhi: America’s H1-B visa has been an important way for foreigners to get work here and people from all over the world try to get this document, especially India(BHARAT)ns who go to great lengths to get an H1-B visa in large numbers.

Is Trump administration going to make citizenship test stricter?

According to reports, the Trump administration is going to make big changes in the rules for issuing this visa, which can have a direct impact on India(BHARAT)ns. The Trump administration is also considering making the citizenship test stricter.

Joseph Edlow, the new director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), said in an interview to the New York Times that the Trump administration intends to make radical changes in the H-1B visa system for skilled foreign workers. Edlow said that the exam to become an American citizen is very easy and it should be changed.

“I don’t think we are really following the spirit of the law right now,” he said.

What is the controversy over H-1B Visa Programme?

The H-1B visa programme for foreign workers has long been a matter of controversy even within the ruling Republican Party. The Trump administration has talked about major changes in the H-1B visa selection process. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) have also sent a proposal to the White House for the new H-1B visa selection system.

How will now H-1B candidates be selected?

According to Financial Express, indications from the Trump administration indicate that H-1B candidates will be selected on the basis of skills, experience level and salary. In this, selection will be done on efficiency instead of equal treatment for all. Edlow has said that in this, priority will be given to those corporations who want to pay higher salaries to foreign workers.

Does the Trump government want to change US citizenship test?

Joseph Edlow, the director of the USCIS, said that the Trump government wants to change the citizenship test required for potential US citizens. Currently, immigrants study 100 questions of civics. To pass this part of the exam, they have to answer six out of 10 questions correctly. Edlow says the government intends to reintroduce a new version of that exam soon.