Instagram almost didn’t happen, and the U.S.’s convoluted immigration system would have been to blame. Before Mike Krieger created the wildly popular photo-sharing app with business partner Kevin Systrom, he was living in Silicon Valley on a temporary work visa. If not for some lucky breaks navigating the country’s immigration process, our world of artfully filtered, boxy…
Yesterday marked the close of the five-day filing period when U.S. companies could apply for H-1B visas to bring high-skilled workers from around the world to work here next year. The annual cap was exceeded in those few days, and a lottery will be held to determine which workers will be admitted. This is one…
advertisement Often discussed immigration reform will most likely be a long time coming, but several county residents are taking matters into their own hands, lobbying Congress to act now to speed up the waiting time for green cards. Germantown resident Shyam Sriram is one of them. He is vice president of the Maryland Chapter of…
The spouses of some immigrant tech workers, whose visas haven’t allowed them to work in the U.S., may soon be able to apply for work permits under an executive order on immigration. “I’m really excited,’ said one, who hasn’t worked since moving here from India eight years ago. To ready herself for a job hunt,…
USCIS announced on February 24th that they’re going to extend the eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 visa dependent spouses. An H-4 dependent spouse is the husband or wife of someone who holds an H1-B employment visa. The H4 Visa The H-4 visa has traditionally been considered useless except that it allowed spouses to…
The U.S. government will begin doling out high-skilled worker visas through a lottery system after applications exceeded the cap a week after the enrollment period began. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Tuesday that the 65,000 cap on new applications for skilled visas had already been hit for the year. That includes another 20,000…
With the push for a broad immigration bill now dead in Congress, business advocates are ramping up their calls for Republicans who run both chambers to at least consider updating the nation’s guest-worker programs to help boost the economy. From overhauling the visa that allows in farmworkers to boosting the number of high-tech visas awarded…
HONOLULU (AP) – Deep wrinkles crease Artemio Caleda’s face as he brushes his hand against a scar on the left side of his chin. He calls it a souvenir – picked up during World War II while dodging a cascade of explosive particles while taking part in the rescue of an American pilot. Although the…
When Gaurav Patel was looking to hire an engineer for his medical device startup in Houston this year, he searched for an American citizen because the tiny company didn’t have the budget to sponsor a foreigner for a work visa. But though he cast a wide net, 80 percent of the eligible pool turned out…
Overview of Tax Implications of Gaining Permanent Residence through the US EB-5 Visa EB-5 Visas allow foreign entrepreneurs and business owners to acquire conditional residency in the United States of America, which can be followed by an application for permanent residency in the country. The economic opportunities and the political freedom that the United States…