Of the 50,437,278 nonimmigrant entries in 2016, nearly 740,000 overstayed their admission.
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Sensenbrenner dismissed partisan charges leveled against this executive order.
Infosys Limited clinched to the top position, again; though, it filed 31 percent lesser LCAs for the fiscal year 2016, than the previous year.
Jayapal is one among the five Indian American congress members.
The notification says it has been issued in accordance with the directive of the President
USCIS had earlier announced that it has temporarily suspended the premium processing of H-1B visas.
The Indian American couple from Berkeley, California, is changing that mindset through their Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour.
The cap for H-2B is 66,000 per year
The program will most likely be reauthorized without major reforms, but a revamped EB-5 bill likely: lawyer.
India throws both soft and hard balls, simultaneously. Says there are US companies in India, too, which may feel the heat.
The Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that he has raised India’s concerns on the proposed changes in immigration and H-1B laws in the US.
The administration wants to implement a ‘merit-based’ immigration policy.
They hope that a merit-based approval system will shorten the wait for the green card.
“Buy Americans Hire Americans” executive order signed by Trump earlier this week.
OPINION: The H-1B program is widely abused, but blocking foreign workers from coming to work in US is not the solution.
Jaitley will attend the spring meetings of IMS, World Bank and G-20.
The executive order was signed during Trump’s visit to the headquarters of Snap-On.
Trump aims to put an end to visa abuse.
The agency received 199,000 H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2018.
USCIS uses lottery system to select petitions.
Expecting further restrictions on H-1B workers, many are deciding not to visit India.
Greater employer-employee scrutiny, changes in Labor Condition Application and inputs from the stakeholders are among immediate actions to ensure compliance.
DHS spokesperson David Lapan told news media representatives that the officers have full authority to apprehend undocumented/illegal immigrants even from the courthouses.
DHS tells court it needs additional six months.
A USCIS memo states an entry level programmer applying for H-1B needs to prove that the position is “specialty occupation.”