US Immigration News

By Sanwar Ali:

According to the US Government own news media service “Voice of America” visa processing delays are the worst since 9/11 terrorist attacks more than twenty years ago.  Some applicants are having to wait six months to a year for a visa interview.

By Sanwar Ali:

According to a report published by The Telegraph, the Biden administration has been left ‘embarrassed’ and faced ridicule from Republicans after ‘quietly agreeing’ to complete part of former US President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant border wall in a known US immigration hotspot.

 

A new report published by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), a nonpartisan research organization, reveals that US immigrants have founded more than half (55%) of America’s startup companies valued at $1 billion or more. In fact, close to two-thirds (64%) of US billion-dollar businesses have been founded by immigrants or children of immigrants.  

Furthermore, according to the NFAP research, nearly 80% of America’s privately-held unicorn companies have an immigrant founder or an immigrant in a key leadership role.

The US is edging closer to scrapping green card country caps, potentially easing restrictions on immigration for skilled foreign workers. Two US Senators have introduced the Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act of 2022 in the US Senate. Under the Act, the 7% per country cap on US green cards would be eliminated.

 

According to an analysis of data published by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and US Consulates around the world, approval rates for US L1 visas are declining as immigration authorities get tough on applicants. 

 

The slump in the number of L1 visas granted is reportedly complicating growth and expansion plans for foreign companies based in the US.