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Human migration

US visa backlog progress made amid nursing crisis

11:22 16/12/2021
Amid a shortage of nurses in the battle against COVID-19, many foreign healthcare workers have been waiting for their US visas to be granted in order to start work. However, senior health officials...

UK visa fee waiver targeted for veterans

10:46 09/12/2021
Two MPs are reportedly trying to force the UK government to waive UK visa fees for foreign nationals who have served the British military and want to remain in the country. Labour’s Dan Jarvis and...

Dehumanizing US immigration terms dropped by some states

12:15 30/11/2021
Lawmakers in at least seven states reportedly considered eliminating the use of terms such as ‘alien’ and ‘illegal’ to describe migrants, and replacing them with descriptions such as ‘undocumented’...

USCIS bodges US work permit scheme for migrant crime victims

10:13 26/11/2021
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has admitted botching a new plan to rollout US work permits for migrant victims of crime after charging more than $4 million for free work...

Historic third H1B visa lottery conducted by USCIS

10:11 25/11/2021
In a landmark move, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has held an unprecedented third H1B visa lottery in order to meet the limit for the 2021 – 22 financial year. In...

UK visa scheme targeting prize-winning scientists flops

10:37 24/11/2021
According to a report published by the New Scientist, not a single scientist has applied for a UK Global Talent Visa. The route, which was opened to Nobel Prize-winning scientists six months ago, has...

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