Washington sources have stated that india has emphatically risen with the US administration the issue of H1B and L1 visas, which have facilitated the entry indian IT professionals, thereby, immensely benefiting the American economy, Commerce ministersuresh prabhu said. He said "We raised very strongly the issue of indian professionals and H1B and L1 visa issues,” Prabhu told reporters here at the end of his official visit to the US during which india held the first trade talks with the US following the election of President Donald Trump
Meanwhile following Trump’s election on a protectionist platform, the US has announced stricter norms for issuing the H1B and L1 visas.