According to a Reuter’s exclusive report the Biden administration is preparing to “facilitate the residence and employment of Indians in the country” by announcing new regulation that will permit “a select group of Indian and other foreign workers on H-1B visas…to renew their visas within the United States, eliminating the need to travel abroad.” The report reaffirms our previously reported news from The Department of State’s (“DOS”) February announcement introducing the prospect of launching a pilot program for H and L visa holders to renew their visas in the US, instead of having to travel abroad.

The news comes as President Biden welcomed India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a State Visit to the US, hailing “a new era in their countries' relationship touting deals on defense and commerce” with the two nations working together will “make it easier for “skilled Indian workers to get and renew” visas to work and live in the US. The announcement, affecting Indian foreign nationals who are the largest group of H-1B visa holders and made up seventy three percent of the total number of H-1B visa workers in the US in fiscal year 2022, is expected as early as Thursday, June 29, 2023. We will continue to monitor developments and will post updates as they become available.