EU wants visa-free travel for all its members to US
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19:46 09/02/2006
The European Union and several eastern European countries are calling on Washington to allow visa-free travel to the US from all EU countries, warning on Feb. 8 that the issue is festering and could...
US lawmakers consider increasing H1B visa quota
14:59 24/10/2005
The US government would issue 30,000 more H-1B visas to high-tech and other skilled foreign workers each year and increase fees for those visas under a measure proposed by a Senate committee. The...
UK visa services in earthquake-affected areas
13:16 18/10/2005
The terrible earthquake in Northern Pakistan on 8 October caused no damage to the British High Commission premises in Pakistan or India. Much of the embassy staff is now working to support the...
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...
US E-3 visa to benefit Australian IT professionals
10:37 01/06/2005
Australian IT workers will be the main beneficiaries of the US' new E-3 business sponsored work vi sa that specifically targets Australian workers. The new US E-3 visa was signed into law by...