Centre Urges Indians Working Abroad to Return Home

Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Dr P K Mishra, on Saturday said under its Capacity Building Commission, the Centre had been encouraging Indians working abroad to return to the country.

- Press Trust Of India

Mishra was here to attend the convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Management Mumbai (IIM Mumbai, formerly NITIE).

On the sidelines of the event, when reporters asked him whether the government was telling Indians working overseas to return to the country, he said, "We have been encouraging them and also it is part of our Capacity Building Commission."

His statement comes in the wake of the US government's massive hike in H-1B visa fees.

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation, 'Restriction on entry of certain non-immigrant workers’, to raise the HL1B visa fee to a staggering USD 100,000 annually, a move which will adversely affect Indian professionals in his country.

The H-1B visas, which are very popular among Indian tech professionals, are valid for three years and can be renewed for another three years. Trump's decision will significantly affect Indian technology professionals who are hired by tech companies and others on H-1B visas.