India, Oct. 1 -- Days after the Trump administration's big H-1B fee hike to $100,000, a bipartisan support to further changes to the visa allocation system was seen in the US senate with the introduction of the H-1B, L-1 visa reforms bill.

The bill proposes further restrictions on both visas, and comes days after the steep H-1B fee hike and overhaul proposed for the existing lottery system. The move is likely to affect Indians the most, who account for 71% of H-1B visa beneficiaries.

The proposed legislation introduces stricter wage and recruitment rules for employers, giving priority to H-1B visas for workers with STEM degrees and imposing stiffer penalties for wage violations.

However, unlike the H-1B system, the L-1 visa enables mul...