9/11: US immigration ten years on
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11:42 19/08/2011
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was created after the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks as part of a strategy to improve security in the US . As the country nears the...
US Senators push for skilled immigration reform
15:44 31/07/2011
The Senate Judiciary Committee's immigration subcommittee is attempting to push through legislation that would expand the H-1B visa system and grant green card work permits to foreign students who...
US H-1B visa cap reaches 20,000 mark
12:28 23/07/2011
Approximately 20,500 United States H-1B non-immigrant visa applications have been lodged as of 15 July 2011, leaving an estimated 44,500 regular H-1B visas available for Fiscal Year 2012. An...
Immigration to the UK from eastern, central Europe increasing
13:30 14/06/2011
Immigration to the UK from eastern and central Europe is on the rise. Under EU law nationals of European Union Countries can work freely in the UK. The UK Government is therefore unable to control...
USCIS suggests improvements to US Immigrant Investor EB-5 Visa Scheme
15:53 30/05/2011
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently proposed significant improvements to the USCIS Immigrant Investor Program, the EB-5 Program. This should lead to faster processing of...
US continues to accept H-1B petitions
16:49 11/04/2011
On 1 April 2011, the United States began accepting Fiscal Year 2012 (FY 2012) H-1B petitions from US employers wishing to hire overseas workers in specialty occupations. The overseas workers are...
