A skills-based immigration system will be introduced in the UK to "get control over our borders" when free movement from the EU ends, Home Secretary Sajid Javid is set to announce. It was expected to focus on people's "talent and expertise... rather than where...
Visa Bulletin, January-2019...
Twenty-six companies have been named as 'willful violators' of the H-1B visa system, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Interestingly, all these companies are registered in the United States and have Indian or Indian-origin promoters with direct or indirect presence in India....
After a contentious White House meeting yesterday, news reports are speculating that Republicans and Democrats might not be able to reach agreement on spending bills for several immigration-related agencies after December 21. Unlike past shutdowns, full funding for the Department of Labor was passed in September this...
USCIS has issued a policy memorandum (PDF, 115 KB) (PM) providing guidance to USCIS officers on when to consider waiving the interview requirement for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. This PM goes into effect on December 10, 2018 and applies to all Form I-751 petitions received on or after December 10....
A number of years ago, our office was chosen as the North American regional representative office of the Geneva-based Investment Migration Council. Subsequently, I was selected to be on the Governing Board of that organization. I did not know at that time that investment to acquire citize...
The EB-5 Industry was stunned when in June 2017, the OMB announced that the backlog for Chinese investors had reached 10 years, effectively stymieing the market. Anxious to find investors for EB-5 projects, regional center operators and developers started pursuing potential EB-5 candidates in new terrains. India quickly became a fav...
In an action challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of preliminary injunctive relief stopping termination of the program....
The US government has announced plans to change the H1-B visa programme to give preference to workers with advanced American degrees, a move which could potentially have the effect of reducing visas for those educated elsewhere....
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today a notice of proposed rulemaking that would require petitioners seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions to first electronically register with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) during a designated registration period. Under the proposed rule, U...