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Canadian immigration's 'Dragons' Den' visa goes live

16:05 04/04/2013
Canada's new Start-up Visa Program (SUVP) was launched on April 1st 2013. The new visa allows foreign entrepreneurs to pitch their idea to a panel of Canadian investors. If the investors choose to...

US immigration lawyers warn that 14 H-1B cap may be reached in one week

9:12 12/03/2013
US immigration lawyers are warning that the entire year's quota of 65,000 H-1B 'specialty occupation' visas for the 2014 fiscal year may be allocated in a single week at the beginning of April 2013...

US immigration could make E-Verify checks 'permanent and mandatory'

10:48 28/02/2013
Two new bills have been introduced in the US Congress this year which would make it compulsory for employers to use the E-Verify system before taking on new employees. E-Verify is a system that...

Proposed US law would grant 125,000 more business green cards a year

13:27 18/02/2013
A group of four senators has proposed a new law that would see the US government grant 125,000 more employment-based green cards each year. The Startup Act 3.0 would grant 75,000 green cards (...

Republican reintroduces STEM Jobs Act in US Congress

17:02 15/02/2013
A Republican Representative has reintroduced the STEM Jobs Act in the House of Representatives. If it becomes law, the Act will see 55,000 green cards (permanent resident permits) going to foreign...

Key Republican Congressman hints at compromise on US immigration reform

14:16 08/02/2013
The leader of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives, the junior chamber of the US Congress, has said that he will support a change to the law that would, in time, allow some illegal...

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