India, Aug. 31 -- The Trump administration is moving to end work authorisation for certain H-4 visa holders, potentially stripping thousands of spouses of H-1B workers of their legal right to work in the United States.

The proposal seeks to reverse a policy that has allowed eligible H-4 dependent spouses to obtain Employment Authorisation Documents (EADs) and work legally in the US for more than a decade.

Indian professionals and their families are likely to be among those most affected, as Indian nationals account for the overwhelming majority of H-4 EAD approvals.

93% of H-4 EAD approvals went to Indians

Data on H-4 EAD applications between 2014 and 2017 showed that 93 per cent of approvals went to Indian nationals, with women accou...