USCIS reports increase in H-1B visa applications compared to last year
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12:43 12/04/2012
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reported a large increase in skilled foreign worker H-1B visa applications during the first week of this year's application season. USCIS has received...
India lodges complaint against US H-1B and L-1 visa fees
10:44 11/04/2012
The Indian government has lodged a complaint about the US at the World Trade Organisation over the increase in US visa fees. India claims that the H-1B and L-1 visa fees are too high and discriminate...
Microsoft stresses importance of US H-1B visa for IT companies
10:46 10/04/2012
This week, as employers began filing petitions for the popular US H-1B work visas, Microsoft stressed the importance of the visa in keeping America's IT companies competitive. "While the vast...
Study says Canadian immigration numbers should be reduced
16:22 09/04/2012
A new study released this week questions whether Canadian governments should continue to maintain high immigration levels in tough economic times. The study released 4 April by the Institute for...
Organisations warn US of employers substituting L-1 visa for H-1B
10:57 09/04/2012
This week the US began accepting applications for the popular H-1B visa program. While the H-1B visa has been a popular visa among IT workers for a long time, critics are saying that the L-1 visa is...
Cut off date for US employment-based immigration visa holders may change – Affects Indians and Chinese
9:33 09/04/2012
The US Department of State (DOS) has released the April Visa Bulletin and announced that the EB2 employment based immigration priority cutoff dates for Indian and Chinese nationals have stayed the...
