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Debate over US H-1B visa continues

19:10 18/08/2005
As workpermit.com reported this week, the US government has filled its allotment of 65,000 H-1B visas for the fiscal year 2006 and is not accepting new applications. Representativesof the high tech...

Does the US need more H-1B visas? What do you think?

15:55 18/08/2005
Are 65,000 H-1B visas enough per fiscal year? Does the US need to increase the quota? Critics say the system is being abused by companies to bring in foreigners at lower wages even when there are...

US has least friendly business immigration policies: survey

14:45 18/08/2005
In a global survey of 130 businesses taken by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the United States was found to have the least friendly business immigration policies. Long processing time of work permit...

US Hispanics divided over immigration issues

13:31 17/08/2005
Sixty percent of Hispanics born in the United States don't think illegal Hispanic immigrants should be given drivers' licenses, according to a new poll. Two-thirds of Hispanics born in another...

Update on US E-3 visa for Australians

12:50 16/08/2005
In July 2005, the US Department of State (DOS) announced that the target start date for the E-3 visa , designed exclusively for Australians, would be early August 2005. However, the start date has...

US H1B visa quota filled

19:36 15/08/2005
US immigration officials said they have stopped accepting applications for H-1B visas for high-tech and specialty workers because they already have filled the 2006 quota. US Citizenship and...

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