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Applying for H1B visa? Be ready for stricter rules
The US government is issuing costly and time-consuming challenges to applications for skilled foreigners to work in the United States more often than at nearly any point in the Obama era, according to new data.
USCIS Policy Changes Impacting Green Card Filings
USCIS has recently enacted two policy changes in regards to permanent residency applicants applying for Adjustment of Status (AOS). These changes impact applications for Advance Parole Travel Authorization (AP) as well as requirements for in-person interviews for the final adjudication of the I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status.
As H-1B hopes dim, rich families eye ‘investor visas’ for children
Families, especially those whose children are studying in the US, are increasingly making inquiries about EB-5 visas - also known as investor visas.+ As the H-1B work visas are getting difficult to come by for entry level jobs, usually for freshly qualified individuals, investor visas have shot into the limelight.
H1B RFE- 45 percent increase
The Trump administration is making it more difficult for skilled foreigners to work in the United States, challenging visa applications more often than at nearly any point in the Obama era, according to data reviewed by Reuters.
State Department Tightens Rules for Visas to U.S.
The State Department is giving immigration and consular officials new grounds to deny entry to visitors to the United States or to kick them out if they are already here.
Indian IT Cos Reducing Dependence On Visas: Nasscom
IT industry body Nasscom said the move of fast processing of H-1B visas by the US will enable Indian technology companies to smoothly move on with business even as they continue to emphasize on reducing their thrust on work visas, according to a PTI report on ET.
How Indian IT companies can benefit from fresh H-1B visa process
Indian IT companies use premium processing to expedite the processing of H-1B petitions paying $1,225, in addition to the regular filing fee of over $4,000.
US resumed fast processing of H-1B work visas five months after temporary suspension
The United States has resumed fast processing of H-1B work visas in all categories subject to Congress-mandated limit, five months after it was suspended temporarily to handle the huge rush of applications for the work visas popular among Indian IT professionals.
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Some Categories of Applicants Seeking H-1B Visas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing today for all H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year year (FY) 2018 cap.
After US, now UK, Australia and Canada likely to curb visas for Indian techies
A Nasscom study has brought out that there is no match between the commitments given and the visa issued.