US H-1B and L-1 visa fee increases; Indian IT firms respond
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12:01 19/01/2016
The controversial fee increases for an H-1B visa (from $2,000 to $4,000) and the L-1 visa (from $2,250 to $4,500), have received widespread news coverage in recent weeks. Unsurprisingly, the visa fee...
US employment-based immigration changes proposed
19:39 08/01/2016
The Department of Homeland Security [DHS] is proposing employment-based immigration regulations to make life easier for highly-skilled immigrants and their employers in the US. The proposed...
US H-1B and L-1 visa fees doubled affecting Indian companies
9:36 30/12/2015
The additional fees for H-1B and L-1 visas which mainly affected Indian owned companies in the US ended on 1 October 2015 only to be brought back on 19 December 2015. ,The US government has increased...
US H-1B visas could be cut by 15,000
18:31 10/12/2015
US Senators Bill Nelson of the Democratic Party and Jeff Sessions of the Republican Party have filed legislation that will cut the H-1B visa quota by 15,000. The legislation if passed would also mean...
US expands H-2A and H-2B temporary worker visa to Colombian citizens
17:06 10/12/2015
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the expansion of the H-2A and H-2B temporary non-immigrant work visa to include Colombian citizens from 18 January 2016. The H...
The US L-1A and L-1B non-immigrant Visa Option
12:26 16/11/2015
Unfortunately, in the US for most people there are only a limited number of temporary work visa options. These are based on an employer petitioning for entry of highly skilled workers on an non-...
