The H-1B visa changes highlight another lesser-known immigration ticket: the 'Einstein' visa

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Despite Donald Trump's executive order raising the cost of the H-1B visa, a potential side door for qualified applicants exists: the O-1 or "Einstein" visa.

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3 tech workers on H-1B visas detail their last 36 hours: canceled trips, anxious parents, and, finally, relief

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Indian H-1B techies share what their weekend has been like following a new immigration order.

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What is an H-1B visa? Everything you need to know about the skilled foreign worker program.

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order making changes to the H-1B program.

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We moved back to India after working in US Big Tech. We missed family, festivals, and India's roaring cricket culture.

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The couple moved back to India last year after building a career in the US.

Hemant Pandey and Vaashu Sharma

Costco Wholesale salaries revealed: How much the company pays software engineers and other tech workers

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"We continue to make progress with technology," Costco CFO Gary Millerchip said in a May earnings call.

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Bernie Sanders says Elon Musk is wrong about H-1B visas: 'Low-wage indentured servants'

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"Elon Musk is wrong," Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote on X.

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Sriram Krishnan's White House role stirred hope among Indian immigrants in Silicon Valley. Then came the backlash.

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Sriram Krishnan

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Immigration lawyers tell tech workers on visas to get back to the US before Trump takes office. 'A storm is coming.'

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President-elect Donald Trump.

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Immigration attorney Sophie Alcorn is sharing this advice with her high-tech clientele: Get back to the US before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Silicon Valley is on edge as Trump's immigration policy sparks fears of a high-tech talent shortage

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"Our high skilled immigration system is frozen in time," Box CEO Aaron Levie recently posted on X.

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Uncle Sam just overhauled the H-1B visa lottery, and that's good news for startups

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Reforms to the H-1B visa program aim to ensure all individuals have the same chance of being selected in the lottery.
Reforms to the H-1B visa program aim to ensure all individuals have the same chance of being selected in the lottery.

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