WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, Sens. Orrin Hatch and Ben Cardin introduced Senate Bill 1339 proposing to make the Special Immigrant Non-Minister Religious Worker Program permanent. The program allows religious organizations in the United States to fill critical religious worker positions, for which there are no qualified candidates in the United States, with candidates from abroad. Hatch said: In…
Positive news continues for most immigrant visa categories. The U.S. Department of State has published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for June 2015, announcing a significant advance in visa availability for the month of June under the EB-2 preference category for applicants born in China as visa availability continues to advance in most other categories. Unfortunately…
Last month, after over a decade living undocumented in the United States, I became a citizen. As I watched my family waving and cheering during the ceremony, I was overcome with a strange rush of emotions. I felt joy to finally reach this milestone. But it was also a surreal moment. For the vast majority…
Temporary halting of EB-5 American visas for China’s entrepreneurs, after their numbers rise to form the overwhelming majority of applicants. Dating from 1990, Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act aims to encourage foreign investors to support enterprises in America, especially in less economically strong areas, and thus create jobs and boost local economies.…
As it was reported a few days ago by Master Herald, the U.S. Department of State has already selected the winners of the 2016 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, which is also known as the Green Card Lottery. Each year, the Department of State conducts a random selection of Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) applicants, based on…
WASHINGTON, DC: H-1B visas have insignificant impact on new patents in the short term and also results in lower wages, according to a new study authored by economists from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Office of Tax Analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.…
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…
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…