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A bipartisan group of US senators has introduced the State-Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2026<\/strong>, allowing individual states to sponsor temporary foreign workers to address local labour shortages. If approved, the visas would be valid for up to three years<\/strong> and renewable. The proposal could create an additional legal pathway for skilled Indian professionals alongside existing visa options such as the H-1B<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A bipartisan group of US senators has introduced the State-Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2026, allowing individual states to sponsor temporary foreign workers to address local labour shortages. 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