USA Immigration News

US State Department has released Visa Bulletin for February 2016 January 30, 2016

The US DOS has revealed its Visa Bulletin for February 2016. This Visa Bulletin has set out country wise priority dates that regulate the availability of the immigrant visa and flow of status adjustment and filing and approvals of consular immigrant visa application.This Visa Bulletin for February 2016 had included bot...

USCIS seeks public comments on visa programs January 30, 2016

The Citizenship and Immigration Services of the US (USCIS) is looking for the public comments on the planned rule that will enhance and modernize few aspects of the job based immigrant and non immigrant visa programs.The USCIS is also planning the regulatory changes for better enabling the employers from the US to recr...

US STEM OPT authorization permitted beyond 12th Feb January 27, 2016

Good news for F-1 foreign students as the STEM OPT authorization permitted beyond 12th Feb

The US Federal Court Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle had permitted a request by the US DHS for delaying the possible termination of the STEM-related OPT program till 10th May 2016.The STEM OPT program permits the students with degree in technology, science, maths or engineering fields who do job for the employers that had re...

Latest J-1 visa guide launched for the students January 27, 2016

Latest reforms to the J-1 visa which was started in the year 2015 needs students applying for the visa to secure a job in advance for the summer.On Tuesday, Ireland’s Students Union (USI), Foreign Affairs Department and the US Ambassador to Ireland had launched J-1 Guide for the year 2016.The guide provides advice ...

Indians are the main beneficiary in the most recent US visa bulletin January 25, 2016

The US State Department had published the January 2016 Visa Bulletin, showing movement in the dates to permit for the earlier processing of job-based immigrant visas in certain cases. These dates are used for determining when the immigrants might file the job-based visa petitions, immigrant visas and when the visa coul...

New York City had welcomed around 58.3 million visitors in 2015 January 22, 2016

Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio with NYC & Co. has announced that last year was the sixth successive year of increase in tourism as the city had welcomed around 58.3 million visitors.According to the Mayor, with the hard work of NYC & Co, and support of many attractions of city like restaurants, performi...

Update on US STEM OPT proceedings January 22, 2016

Many of the students are following about this STEM related OPT program very closely. As the original time limit of 12th February 2016 is approaching very quickly.The OPT program is part of program for F-1 visa. Many students qualify for a year of OPT after graduation.Students with STEM related subjects could qualify ...

US start implementing visa waiver limitations January 22, 2016

The Government of US has started to implement a latest regulation on limiting visa free travel to US with restricted expectations. Tighter US travel regulations came into effect from 21st January 2016.The modifications to thevisa waiver program of the US would need the citizens of the 38 visa waiver nations to get the ...

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