Addressing the Indian Diaspora at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington DC, PM mode said it has been decided that you will not have to leave the United States to renew your H-1B visa.
He said that the measure will be of great help to the indian IT professionals.
The Prime Minister also announced to the cheering crowd the decision to open three new indian consulates in the United States, including one in Seattle.
He also said that the United States will open new consulates in Bangalore and Ahmedabad.
Highlighting the depth of the India-US relationship, Prime Minister Modi said that “the two countries together are not just shaping policies and agreements, they are shaping lives, dreams and destinies.”
The United States authorities have announced that they will introduce ‘in-country’ renewable H-1B visas as part of the person-to-person initiative to facilitate the H-1B visa renewal process. for multiple Indians who are working in the US on an H-1B visa.
The US Department of State had announced that it would launch a pilot program to award national renewals of certain petition-based temporary work visas later this year.
“Leaders welcomed the US State Department’s announcement that it would launch a pilot program to award domestic renewals of certain petition-based temporary work visas later this year, including for Indian nationals, with the intent of rolling this out to an expanded group of H1B and L visa Holders in 2024 and eventually expanding the program to include other eligible categories,” the India-US joint statement said.
The leaders said that the movement of professional and skilled workers, students, investors and business travelers between the countries greatly contributes to enhancing the bilateral economic and technological partnership.
While acknowledging the important steps taken to increase the processing of visa applications, the leaders noted in the joint statement, “the pressing need to further speed up this process.” The leaders also ordered officials to identify additional mechanisms to facilitate business, tourism and professional travel. and technical exchanges between the two countries”.
Overwhelmed by the presence of the Indian community at the diaspora event, PM Modi said: “In a way, you have drawn the entire map of India in this room. I can see people from all corners of India here. It seems that a mini India has appeared.”
Prime Minister Modi said that his historic state visit to the US has started a glorious new journey of mutual relations between India and the US.
“In these 3 days, a glorious new journey of US-India relations has begun. This new journey is of our convergence on global strategic issues, of our cooperation for Make in India Make for the World. Ya be it technology transfer and manufacturing cooperation or further industrial supply chain coordination, both nations are taking steady steps towards a brighter future.General Electric Company’s decision to manufacture fighter jets in India will prove to be a milestone for the industry of India’s defense,” Prime Minister Modi said.
“The decision to build a fighter-engine aircraft will prove to be a milestone for India’s defense sector. The US will also share ‘mutual trust’ with this deal,” he said.
“A $400 million investment in semiconductor equipment in India by Applied Materials will help build an ecosystem of semiconductor products in India. Google will also open its Global Fintech Center in India. Boeing has also announced a $100 billion investment dollars in India,” Prime Minister Modi said. .
“During my visit, companies like Google, Micron, Applied Materials and others have announced that they will invest heavily in India. All these announcements will help create jobs in India. The Artemis Agreement signed between India and the US will provide several opportunities in the space. research. With NASA, India will send astronauts into space. That’s why I said: the sky is not the limit,” said the prime minister.
“I want to thank you all for showing such a beautiful image of ‘Ek Bharat, Sreshth Bharat’ in America. The amount of love I am receiving in America is amazing, all credit goes to the people of this country. President Biden and I had many discussions in the last 3 days. I can say that he is an experienced politician. He has always tried to take the India-US partnership to another level,” he told the Indian diaspora.
(With contributions from agencies)
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