UK appoints new Director General of Immigration and Nationality
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14:11 07/06/2005
Lin Homer has been appointed the new Director General of the UK's Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND), Home Office Permanent Secretary John Gieve announced on June 6. Homer was selected...
Additional US H-1B visas being used more slowly than anticipated
10:42 25/05/2005
After pushing to increase the number of H-1B guest worker visas available this year, US employers have not been rushing to use them. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on 23 May said it...
US tourism losing billions due to visa bureaucracy
17:33 09/05/2005
The tourism industry has warned that the US is losing billions of dollars due to bureaucratic visa procedures and tight security after 11 Sept. attacks. International tourists and foreign students,...
US H-1B visa regulation signed: 20,000 H-1B visas available
19:02 06/05/2005
The long-awaited regulation on the 20,000 US H-1B cap exemptions was published in the Federal Register on May 5, 2005, clarifying several issues. Firstly, it is now clear that the 20,000 exemptions...
Returning seasonal workers exempt from US H2B visa cap
11:04 05/05/2005
The US Congress has exempted foreign employees retuning to a previous job from the annual cap of 66,000 H2B visas meant for temporary, non-agricultural workers. This was part of the immigration...
US H-1B visas should not have limits: Bill Gates
15:04 28/04/2005
Limits on H-1B visas should be removed to allow more skilled foreign citizens to work at US companies if the US wants to remain a leader in technology, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said on 27...
