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India Condemns US Green Card Curbs And Vance Remarks
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CNBC TV18•09-10-2026, 13:20
India Condemns US Green Card Curbs And Vance Remarks
- •The Ministry of External Affairs stated that US green card curbs conflict with shared India-US goals and economic ambitions.
- •India strongly condemned recent remarks by Vance describing H-1B workers as foreign indentured servants as deeply offensive.
- •The suspension applies to major tech firms like Microsoft, Adobe, Infosys, and TCS, potentially delaying their green card processes.
- •Existing H-1B visas and the status of current holders and dependents remain unaffected by the new suspension measures.
- •Industry bodies like Nasscom and companies like TCS reported that the actual impact on their operations will be limited.
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India's Ministry of External Affairs called the green card application suspensions at odds with shared bilateral goals and slammed US Vice-President JD Vance's description of H-1B workers as 'foreign indentured servants' as deeply offensive and carrying painful colonial legacy connotations.
The suspension covers prominent companies including Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCLTech, and Capgemini.
The MEA confirmed that the suspension will not affect existing H-1B visas or the status of visa holders and their dependents, though it may delay the green card process through the PERM system for eligible employees of affected firms.
