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Harry Hope
Guest
Of late, the Consulate in New York has been experiencing a steady flow
of such applications seeking work visa.
Though, India might still not be a hot destination for foreigners like
the US is for Indians for jobs, Kumar said applications for work visa
has been gradually increasing.
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Figures made available indicated the Indian Embassy in Washington
issued about 300 work visas in past two years, while Houston Consulate
down South issued nearly 100;
indicating India is gradually emerging as employment destination for
the Americans as job opportunities in the US has increasingly been
shrinking in past two years.
This is widely being attributed to the recent economic recession here
which has resulted in job loss in thousands, wherein US multinationals
have shifted their work oversees mainly to countries like India and
China.
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080044950
Americans seek employment in India
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 (New York)
Robert Durbin was looking nervous when he went to the India Visa
services centre in Manhattan this past week.
With a professional degree in Information Technology from New York
University last year, Durbin has been desperately looking for a job
for the past six months; but unsuccessful so far, primarily because US
companies these days have been cutting jobs rather than recruiting new
people.
After months of job search, the only place Durbin received a job offer
was from a Bangalore-based IT major this month.
''I am here to apply for my work visa to India,'' Durbin told
NDTV.com, standing outside the India Visa Services Centre in
Manhattan, to which the Indian Embassy and Consulates have outsourced
visa-processing system.
Durbin, requesting his identity not be disclosed till he joins the job
in Bangalore next month, said he was nervous as he did not know if he
will get the work visa or not.
''I hope, I will,'' he said, as he went inside to submit his
applications.
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Surprised? I'm not.
Harry
of such applications seeking work visa.
Though, India might still not be a hot destination for foreigners like
the US is for Indians for jobs, Kumar said applications for work visa
has been gradually increasing.
...........................................................................................................
Figures made available indicated the Indian Embassy in Washington
issued about 300 work visas in past two years, while Houston Consulate
down South issued nearly 100;
indicating India is gradually emerging as employment destination for
the Americans as job opportunities in the US has increasingly been
shrinking in past two years.
This is widely being attributed to the recent economic recession here
which has resulted in job loss in thousands, wherein US multinationals
have shifted their work oversees mainly to countries like India and
China.
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080044950
Americans seek employment in India
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 (New York)
Robert Durbin was looking nervous when he went to the India Visa
services centre in Manhattan this past week.
With a professional degree in Information Technology from New York
University last year, Durbin has been desperately looking for a job
for the past six months; but unsuccessful so far, primarily because US
companies these days have been cutting jobs rather than recruiting new
people.
After months of job search, the only place Durbin received a job offer
was from a Bangalore-based IT major this month.
''I am here to apply for my work visa to India,'' Durbin told
NDTV.com, standing outside the India Visa Services Centre in
Manhattan, to which the Indian Embassy and Consulates have outsourced
visa-processing system.
Durbin, requesting his identity not be disclosed till he joins the job
in Bangalore next month, said he was nervous as he did not know if he
will get the work visa or not.
''I hope, I will,'' he said, as he went inside to submit his
applications.
________________________________________________
Surprised? I'm not.
Harry
