US court dismisses court challenging work authorisation of H-1B spouses
The H-4 visa is issued to spouses of H-1B visa holders that allows them to apply for employment authorisation (EAD) to legally work in the US. It is estimated that about 90% of the over 90,000 H-4EAD holders are Indian women. H-1B visaETtech The lawsuit was opposed by several large companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Apple who are among the biggest employers of H-1B visa holders (Illustration: Rahul Awasthi) A Washington DC court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the rights of H-4 visa holders to work in the US, a ruling that will benefit thousands of Indians in that country. The H-4 visa is issued to spouses of H-1B visa holders that allows them to apply for employment authorisation (EAD) to legally work in the US. It is estimated that about 90% of the over 90,000 H-4EAD holders are Indian women. “The judgement will impact Indians the most as the majority of H-4 EAD holders are Indian women,” said Poorvi Chothani, managing partner at LawQuest, a global immigration firm...