Business Immigration
Trump’s Administration Relaxes Certain Limitations on Employment Visas
Current restrictions on work visas Thousands of foreigners travel to the US annually to work in specialized areas of the local market such as science, technology, research, higher education, inter alia. They normally hold work visas that allow them to legally reside in the country for a considerable amount of time. Typically, local businesses or…
Read MoreVirginia Attorney General Disagrees with Restriction on Work Visas
The Trump administration’s restrictions It is clear that the current administration of the US, headed by President Donald Trump, has always had the intention of reducing immigration and its views regarding foreigners who cross the borders without legal documentation is strict, compared to predecessor governments, and has been classified as “arbitrary” on several occasions. Nowadays,…
Read MoreGreen Card Suspension Could Be a Benefit for Foreigners
The impact of the pandemic on immigration We are going through a heath crisis that fundamentally transformed the way in which we relate to the environment, our daily lives and multiple sectors of society as we know it. In an attempt to counter the impact of the global pandemic and the crisis it brought, the…
Read MoreRecognized Companies Sign Document Against Work Visa Restrictions
The last presidential proclamation The massive outbreak of Coronavirus was sudden and abrupt in most countries around the world, and clearly, governments were forced to implement strict emergency measures to protect the local population and act quickly to counter the impact of the crisis. In the case of the US, President Donald Trump is primarily…
Read MoreMichigan Suffers Work Visa Restrictions
Current restrictions in the immigration sector It is well known that the global Coronavirus pandemic suddenly arrived on North American territory and the number of people infected, particularly in the US, grew exponentially. That is why the current government, led by President Donald Trump, was forced to implement emergency measures to counteract the impact of…
Read MoreFarm Workers Fear Deportation
Restrictions on work visas, except visas for the agricultural sector The global Coronavirus pandemic forced governments around the world to implement emergency measures to mitigate the impact of the crisis. One of the measures implemented by the current administration of the US was to suspend the issuance of most work visas, at least until 2021.…
Read MoreJudge Orders the USCIS to Print Work Permits
Delays in work permits The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is the federal agency in charge of responding to immigrant and non-immigrant visa requests in the country. Naturally, the global Coronavirus pandemic significantly slowed down immigration processes. Mainly because the USCIS offices remained closed for more than two months and the on-site services were…
Read MoreTrump’s Executive Order to Hire Only American Employees
Trump’s new order restricting work visas The Trump administration has always been focused on reducing mass immigration. This includes legal immigration based on visas issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). During the past three years, President Donald Trump has implemented multiple restrictions and requirements to foreigners that want to migrate to the…
Read MoreThe USCIS to Investigate Possible Fraud in H-1B Visa Applications
The USCIS begins investigation against work visa fraud The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), along with the Department of Labor (DOL), signed a memorandum on Friday, July 31, 2020, to initiate an investigation to dismantle possible fraud in H-1B visa applications. Broadly speaking, the USCIS is the entity in charge of processing immigration applications…
Read MoreHealth Workers Fighting the COVID-19 Fear Deportation
The global pandemic brought multiple changes The massive outbreak of Coronavirus in the North American territory was abrupt and sudden. In fact, the US is still one of the main epicenters of the global pandemic. This means that the number of people infected with Coronavirus in the country has grown exponentially during the last two…
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