A group of high-tech workers is suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over its decision to grant visas to spouses of foreign workers, which has made it more difficult for Americans to find work, the plaintiffs claim. The controversy centers around DHS’ decision to offer H-4 visas to husbands and wives of foreign workers…
Citing a shortage of physicians in the US, two lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan legislation to speed-up visa approval for Indian and Pakistani doctors slated to work at US hospitals. Called the Grant Residency for Additional Doctors (GRAD) Act of 2015, the legislation introduced by Democrat Grace Meng and Republican Tom Emmer, both members of…
Last week, Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) León Rodríguez and Mayor of Atlanta City Kasim Reed signed a letter of partnership agreement remaining effective until December 2017 in the effort of boosting insights and awareness on citizenship among immigrants. “Our partnership with Atlanta will strengthen local efforts to help aspiring citizens find…
The bill being filed by Florida Congressmen David Jolly could substantially affect the lives of foreigners who are doing business in the US on E2 Treaty Investors Visa and pursuing a permanent resident status. “Every day the immigration reform debate hits the headlines, but only focuses on those here in the US illegally, what about…
A Permanent Resident is given the privilege of living and working in the United States permanently. A person’s permanent residence status will be conditional if it is based on a marriage that was less than two years old on the day they were given permanent residence. A person is also given conditional resident status on…
Two U.S. lawmakers, a Democrat and a Republican, have introduced legislation in Congress urging the State Department to speed-up J-1 visa approvals for international physicians. Entitled the Grant Residency for Additional Doctors (GRAD) Act of 2015, introduced April 23 by Reps. Grace Meng, D-NY and Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, is expected to end the logjam…
Current approval process by the State Department mired in delays. AB Wire NEW YORK: U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Tom Emmer (R-MN), members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced legislation on Thursday that would direct the State Department to speed-up the visa approval process for international physicians who are slated to work at…
All 85,000 H-1B visas for 2016 are spoken for, snapped up in less than seven days in an application process that began April 1. Congress allotted 60,000 regular H-1Bs for fiscal year 2016, and 25,000 special visas for applicants with advanced degrees. The number of applicants in both categories exceeded the congressional caps, so U.S.…
While they did not receive much attention when they were released last month, new projections from the Census Bureau show the enormous impact of immigration on the U.S. population. For the first time, the Bureau projected the future size of the immigrant (foreign-born) population and found that by 2023 immigrants will account for more than…
By Chris Fuchs Investing at least a half million dollars in an American business is one of the fastest routes to a green card. But beginning May 1, that pathway will slow down for Chinese citizens, who in 2014 made up 85 percent of investors awarded this visa, known as the EB-5. Lead Attorney Jean…