US ends automatic work permit extension

VISA OVERHAUL ■ The rule takes effect immediately, requiring full re-screening for renewals ■ It follows Trump administration's $100,000 H-1B visa fee hike

- FE BUREAU

THE US HAS further tightened work visa norms, ending automatic extension of employment authorisation documents and making re-screening mandatory, with immediate effect.

Coming weeks after the Donald Trump administration raised the onetime H-1B visa fee multifold to $100,000, the new rule issued on Wednesday will add to woes of foreign workers, particularly Indians who make up a bulk of them.