H1-B is an employment based non-immigrant employment visa. H1-B visa category enables United States employers to bring skilled foreign employees to the United States for temporary employment. A United States employer may hire a foreign national from within or outside the United States. The first step is to determine the prevailing wage for the position.…
DetailsWASHINGTON, 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…
DetailsPositive 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…
DetailsLast 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…
DetailsWASHINGTON, DC: Despite the enormous popularity of the EB-5 visa program among Chinese investors, and billions in foreign investment made to its implementation, the State Department is temporarily putting a halt on thousands of recent EB-5 visa applications from mainland China, putting it in retrogression, reported the Huffington Post. The E-B5 program only has access…
DetailsTemporary 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.…
DetailsDespite the enormous popularity of the EB-5 visa program among Chinese investors, and billions in foreign investment made to date, the State Department is pressing pause for thousands of recent EB-5 visa applicants from mainland China. This development, contrary to rumors, does not mean the end of the road for prospective Chinese immigrants or for…
DetailsAs 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…
DetailsWASHINGTON, 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.…
DetailsA 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…
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