Category: U.S. Immigration
What You Can Do If Your H-1B Visa Application is Rejected
On April 1, the United States opened annual applications for H-1B visas for skilled, educated foreign workers who want to work in the United States in fiscal year 2020, which begins ...
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New U.S. Visa Policy Makes It More Difficult for Foreign Tech Workers to Get Approved
A new U.S. policy that goes into effect September 11, 2018, will make it much more difficult for foreign tech workers to be approved for a U.S. Work Visa. According to Bloomberg, agents ...
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Immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah Interview: Canada should put an end to Safe Third Country Agreement
Immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah told iPolitics that Canada has a role to play in assuring the safety of all migrants seeking protection by putting a temporary pause to the Safe Third ...
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H-4 Dependent Spouses may no longer obtain Work Authorization Documents to work legally in the United States under the Trump Administration
Currently some spouses of H-1B visa holders are eligible for an H4 Visa. The H4 visa does not allow the spouses to work or carry on their own business without obtaining an Employment ...
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Canada tech could get boost if U.S. rescinds work permits for spouses of H-1B visa holders, says immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah
The United States' efforts to tighten immigration rules at all levels including H-1B visas for technical workers has increased Canada's attractiveness as a destination for tech ...
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Canadian tech could benefit if Trump ends work permits for visa holder spouses: experts
“Being able to bring a spouse or a partner and children is a huge advantage to making that very difficult decision to leave your home country and start over somewhere else,” explained ...
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President Trump Pledges to End U.S. Family Visa Program
U.S. President Trump pledged to end the U.S. Visa Lottery and what he coined "chain migration" on November 12 in response to the terrorist bombing investigation of 27-year-old Bangladeshi ...
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U.S. Courts Block Trump's Latest Travel Ban of 8 Countries
Feature image courtesy of the Washington Post A United States federal judge has blocked President Trump's third travel ban limiting visitor to the U.S. from eight countries. The ...
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