External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today flagged the H1B visa issue as a strong concern during a meeting with a visiting US Congressional delegation and sought bipartisan support for it.<br/><br/>The 9-member US congressional delegation from the house committee on science, space and technology is led by its chairman Lamar Smith.<br/><br/>During a recent visit to the US, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had also raised the issue in his meetings and had said that those coming from India on H-1B visas are high-value professionals, who contribute immensely to the US economy.<br/><br/>The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today flagged the H1B visa issue as a strong concern during a meeting with a visiting US Congressional delegation and sought bipartisan support for it. <br/><br/>The 9-member US congressional delegation from the house committee on science, space and technology is led by its chairman Lamar Smith.<br/><br/>During a recent visit to the US, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had also raised the issue in his meetings and had said that those coming from India on H-1B visas are high-value professionals, who contribute immensely to the US economy. <br/><br/>The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations.