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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address to Indian community members at the Ronald Regan Building in Washington on Friday, announced that the United States will open new consulates in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad.
The big announcement comes days after the US said it intends to open two new consulates to "boost people-to-people relationships".
The prime minister also announced that Indian-origin members will not have to leave the US for a H-1B visa from now. "It has now been decided that the H-1B visa renewal can be done in the US itself," he said. The new visa rules will make it easier for Indians to live and work in the US.
