India, June 29 -- As questions continue around the future of the H-1B visa programme in the United States, many highly skilled professionals are quietly exploring another option.

According to Indian-origin immigration lawyer Yash Dubal, a growing number of Indian engineers and researchers living in the US are looking at the United Kingdom's Global Talent Visa while still keeping their long-term American plans alive. The main reason is simple: years-long green card backlogs and continued uncertainty around the US immigration system.

Speaking to The American Bazaar, Yash Dubal, CEO and director of London-based A Y & J Solicitors, said his firm has seen more enquiries from Indian professionals working in the US on H-1B visas.

Dubal said m...