H-1B Visa Issue, Jaitley spoke to the US AFTER Trump’s executive Order

Officials told a leading Indian news aggregator that the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley probed into the H-1B Visa Issue in his meeting with the Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. He emphasized on the role of India Skilled professionals in the IT Industry fo America. 

This is the first meeting held at the cabinet level between the two countries under Trump’s administration. It is believed that Ross expressed the confirmation of America reviewing the H1B visas issues and any decision would be rolled out after proper research, said a source. 

An Indian official said that Arun Jaitely, the Finance Minister of India took the case of IT Companies and professionals and highlighted the role of highly skilled India professionals in the economic development of IT sector in America as well in India. Jaitely pressed on the issue that India & America must continue their ties that lead to the mutual interest of both the countries. 

It is trusted that Ross has cleared that the new reforms of the review process are put in place to ensure that the immigration policy is meri-based and only people with High skills are allowed to work in America. 

Earlier this week, Trump signed an executive order according to which a review process is to be set for H-1B visas by State, Homeland Security, Justice, and Labour departments. 

The meeting was a part of the annual Spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Wahington DC. 

Mr. Jaitely is set to have bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the US, Australia, France, Indonesia, and Sweden. His schedule also has meetings fixed with Finance Ministers of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. 

As per the leading Indian News source, Jaitley is also scheduled to meet other ministers including the G-20 finance ministers.