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Swaraj Flags H1B Visa Issue At Meeting With U.S. Congressional Delegation

Swaraj flagged the H1B visa issue during a meeting with a visiting U.S. delegation.

SushmaSwaraj with 9-member US Congressional Delegation from the House Committee on Science, Space &Tech led by its Chairman Lamar Smith. (Source: Official twitter account of Official Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs, India-@MEAIndia)
SushmaSwaraj with 9-member US Congressional Delegation from the House Committee on Science, Space &Tech led by its Chairman Lamar Smith. (Source: Official twitter account of Official Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs, India-@MEAIndia)

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today flagged the H1B visa issue as a “strong concern” during a meeting with a visiting U.S. Congressional delegation and sought bipartisan support for it.

The nine-member U.S. congressional delegation from the house committee on science, space and technology is led by its Chairman Lamar Smith, ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.

During his recent visit to the U.S., Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had also raised the issue during his meetings, and had said “those coming from India on H-1B visas are high value professionals, who contribute immensely to the U.S. economy. They are not illegal economic immigrants, about whom there is concerns in the U.S. They come here legally.”

The U.S. must decide appropriately while taking a decision on its visa policy, he had said.

The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows U.S. companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. It is the most sought after by Indian IT professionals.

The minister also welcomed the strong desire of the delegation to strengthen cooperation in strategic, economic, science and technology, and space sectors