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It has been a long drawn debate over the H-1B visa and is still continuing. The whole of America is heating up with this fresh bout of debate over the H-1B visa. Many groups which are opposing the very concept of the H-1B visa are of the opinion that the visa should be cancelled with immediate effect. They are of the opinion that people from outside the country are coming with the help of H-1B visas, they are taking away the jobs that the Americans should have got.
This is just one side of the debate. The pro-H-1B groups are up in arms to ensure that the visa continues as it is and they are also trying to ensure that the administration gives some more facilities with this visa. The groups have sighted many examples, starting from Sergey Brin of Google, to Steve Chen of YouTube, from Jawed Karim to Andrew Carnegie, who are all immigrants and who have all participated in the growth and development of America. The successful immigrants list will go on and on and everyday new names are being added, such as Vikram Pandit and Indra Nooyi.
President Barack Obama is expected to chair a high level meeting and has promised the pro-H-1B visa groups that he will ensure that the immigration reforms are put in place as soon as possible. But the debate does not seem to end there.
Written by srini on August 25th, 2009 with no comments.
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The White House is all set to play host to an important meeting that is expected to discuss the much awaited immigration reforms, which have been delayed due to many unforeseen setbacks. The basis of the meeting is the various reforms that President Barak Obama wants to introduce. It is expected that the introduction of these reforms will take some time but there will be not much difficulty in putting them through.
Experts are of the opinion that the President will not have to lose his sleep on these reforms. But the reforms are expected to bring about certain changes in the US immigration policy and this may block the path for many UK candidates to come and work in the US.
The bulletin released in the month of August by the US Department of State notifies that there will be some changes in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories for the employment-based permanent visas. In the present moment countries of the EU fall under the EB-1 category and many more countries are expected to be added in the EB-3 category. But the exact time frame for all these changes has not been fixed as yet.
The present global recession has also had an effect on the number of applicants wanting to travel to the US for jobs. A downfall in the number of applications has been observed all through the year.
Written by srini on August 25th, 2009 with no comments.
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Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) who is the chairman of the Immigration Subcommittee of the senate is expected to bring in a bill which aims at introducing new reforms in the existing immigration laws of the land. It is also expected that President Barack Obama will be supporting the efforts of the senator, as he has been trying to ensure that the illegal immigration is reduced to as much as possible.
The immigration bill is expected to heat up the autumn sitting of the Congress and is also expected to bring forth many unexpected truths about the whole immigration policy of the country.
Off late, the Obama administration has been trying to ensure that the inflow of the unskilled illegal immigrants be effectively controlled and replaced by a planned inflow of skilled legal immigrants. The immigration reforms bill intends to do exactly that. But, the details of the bill are not yet available in the public domain.
President Obama and Senator Schumer might find this prospect as a pretty difficult one to get through. The bill is slated to face a lot of opposition, as there is a strong lobby of the immigrants of various countries, especially those from the Asian countries. It is to be seen how the Senator and the President plan their moves and ensure that the immigration bill sails through the Congress as quickly as possible.
Written by srini on August 24th, 2009 with no comments.
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A revamped British passport is all set to come in your hands. De La Rue has managed to bag the contract to design and produce this new look passport as stated by the Identity and Passport Service.
The immigrants will be able to use this new passport from October, 2010. The security features of this passport will be far tighter and it will also be equipped to store the finger-print biometrics within the passport. This new passport will reduce the risk in identity theft and the nation’s borders will be secured due to the process.
For the immigrants who always are required to carry the international travel documents, this passport will mean less hassle. As the IPS Chief Executive James Hall observes “The British passport is recognized as one of the best in the world and we want to keep it that way. Today we are affirming our commitment to making this travel document more secure than ever by using fingerprint biometrics”.
The British immigrants will be able to easily go forward with their travel plans across any country of the world due to the compact storage of definite information within it. The concerned authorities are of the opinion that it was extremely necessary for revamp of the British passport in order to keep pace with the changes in the security measures that are the need of the hour.
Written by srini on August 23rd, 2009 with no comments.
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This is particularly important for the religious workers. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has called for the special immigrant religious workers who are still awaiting their petition for Amerasian, widow(er), of Special Immigrant, in accordance with the Form I-360. Their filing for the application with regard to permanent residence of Adjustment in Status is required to complete all the formalities within the 31st of August, 2009 through Form I-485.
This is a serious reminder issued by USCIS due to the content of the publication that came under the U.S. Department of State. One can refer to the September 2009 Visa Bulletin, where it is stated that the visas for employment with regard to the fourth preference category will no longer be available from the 1st of September, 2009. The special immigrant religious workers come under its purview. A suitably filed Form I-485 that is based on either the pending or approved Form I-360 seeks the classification of the special religious immigrant workers into the following categories: minister (SD-1), non-minister (SR-1), or I-485 applications that are in concurrence with the I-360 petitions, within the specified date.
Those immigrant religious workers who do not fall under the purview of the September 30, 2009 sunset date and who fail to file their applications before the August 31st, 2009, need to wait for the fourth preference in order to seek an adjustment of their status.
Written by srini on August 22nd, 2009 with no comments.
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A new set of instructions has been issued by the U.S Citizenship and immigration services. Prior to making an official enquiry, check the status of his case from USCIS.gov. The details will be available once you click on the Case Status Online button and you enter the application receipt number.
The typical processing schedules can also be obtained from here. If a judgment on your immigrant petition or application is overdue, you also get to know facts regarding these details. An immigrant can also enquire about that status of his case by calling the National Customer Service Center (NCSC) at (800) 375-5283. It is necessary to provide the receipt number and the ‘A’ number or Alien registration number over here. It is advisable to stay ready with a pen and paper as the NCSC representative takes the call. You need to note down the officer’s name or ID number, the date and time of the call along with the Request Referral Number, that is, if you are provided with one.
If the immigrant fails to receive any result with a span of one month, he could e-mail his case to the USCIS Service Center. This information gets noted on the filing receipt or the correspondence form that you receive from the USCIS-EAC, if you opt for the Vermont Service Center, SRC for the Texas Service Center, LIN for Nebraska Service center and WAC for California Service Center.
Written by srini on August 21st, 2009 with no comments.
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The newly elected president of the United States, Mr. Barrack Obama seems to have dawned a new era of hope and aspirations for those who have a foreign origin and are residing, eking out their livelihood in USA.
There is an unbelievable amount of illegal immigrants in the United States who have been living in the country without valid identity. In the presidential election of Mr. Barrack Obama, a huge number of this community has opened the floodgates of vote bank and poured in votes in favor of Mr. Obama profusely. It is figured that there is around 12 million of this community who are eyeing to be a part of the country in the legal process.
Under such circumstances, the emergence of Mr. Obama is truly meaningful. Though America is facing some rigorous economic turmoil presently including a record breaking growth in unemployment, Mr. Obama comes with a promise that he would do everything that he is liable to do in his capacity as a president.
Some eminent personalities also pin hope on Mr. Obama to get some fruitful result for the present situation. Board president of the Illinois coalition for immigrants and refugee rights Mr. Juan Salgado is quite hopeful that Mr. Barrack Obama will never disrespect or shatter the extreme amount of hope and trust that has been laid upon him. May be, the strongest reason is his owing origin to someone who himself happened to be an illegal immigrant in the United States.
Written by srini on August 17th, 2009 with no comments.
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If you are too keen to make a swift immigration to America and you do not wish to let anything come in between you and your dream, then there is positively a gleaming ray of hope for you. Green Card Lottery system will open the flood gate of prosperity for you.
To settle down into the land of dreams after you make immigration to America, the most important thing you would need is a Green Card. The Green Card Lottery system would be of immense help to you in order to pursue your dream. WorkPermit.com has taken up the responsibility of fulfilling your aspiration.
To gain advantage of this Green Card Lottery system, you would be required to fill up a few things given in the format of a form.
- First, specify why you or your spouse needs to pay a visit. Then just feed in your country of birth and your spouse’s country of birth.
-Next, you need to qualify either on the ground of education you have achieved or on the ground of work experience. You need to feed in info based on your high school education or its equivalent.
-If you have a problem with your education, then it becomes mandatory for you to produce evidence of possessing at least more than two years experience in any particular domain of work.
-Finally, submit the form to WorkPermit.com with your name and email address and thus get to know whether you qualify for the lottery system or not.
This extra ordinary service has been brought to you by the world’s most popular immigration advice site, WorkPermit.com.
Written by srini on August 16th, 2009 with no comments.
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For quite some time, the entire process of immigration to America has remained shrouded in dark mist. It seems there is going to be a positive change in the scenario. If you want immigration to America with your family, this time you may not face the trouble. A new bill which has already been proposed promises to usher in hope for immense immigration to America, especially to family based immigration. The proposed law also includes same sex life partners too.
However, the catholic church of the USA has been vocal against the inclusion of gay life partners into this proposed immigration bill. In spite of this upheaval in the religious ground, important celebrity like Mike Honda truly feels that this upcoming change is going to bring significant change in the work behavior of many of the immigrants.
He strongly feels that with this act, if employees are entitled to bring their family into the United States, it would eventually make them happier and more focused on their work. With a family ambience, it is the quality and productivity of their work which is going to multiply. So whatever it is, it is for a positive change.
May be with the passing of the bill it is the Asian American community who are definitely going to enjoy the benefits of this immigration reform, which would also boost them up morally.
Written by srini on August 16th, 2009 with no comments.
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Here’s good news for those who are in the noble profession of nursing and looking after of suffering, ailing humanity. Recently it has been reported that there is a huge growth in the demand for efficient nurses in the United States. If you are in this profession, then consider packing your bag for destination USA.
The US hospitals badly require at least 116,000 registered nurses. At the same time, the nursing homes of United States too are looking for a bulk number of nurses- nearly 100, 000 in exact figure. It is assumed that countries like India, China or Philippines with an abundance of good, efficient and caring nurses would respond to this situation quite well. The situation seems to be a lucrative one for the qualified nurses belonging to these places.
Every year thousands of qualified immigrant nurses with good track record are being recruited by the leading hospitals and nursing homes of the United States. There are even many health care providers who are ready to help the immigrant nurses to get permanent resident status or the visa.
A few days back it was a bit tough to get visa for immigrant nurses or for anyone who tried to make an entry into the United Sates. Presently the situation has improved with the introduction of new W-Visa. The new non- immigrant W- Visa is issued out to nurses with an annual cap of 50,000. With the launch of this visa it would be easier for deserving nurses to avail the opportunity that beckons them.
Written by srini on August 16th, 2009 with no comments.
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