US Immigration News

By Sanwar Ali

We are covering the following important US visa related news in this report:

By Sanwar Ali

Indians have to wait about seven years to come under the US EB5 immigrant investor visa category or many years for an employment based immigrant visa.  They have become fed up with the wait times and are thinking of alternatives.  On top of all this the EB5 immigrant investor visa scheme from 21 November 2019 has almost doubl

By Sanwar Ali Stephen Miller’s family fled pogroms in Eastern Europe

Stephen Miller senior policy adviser to Donald Trump has made the news recently with numerous calls for his resignation, including from Jewish groups, due to him promoting White Supremacist ideas.

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It will now be much easier for Polish nationals to visit the US.  If visits are for up to ninety days B1/B2 visit visa applicants can apply under the Electronic System for Travel Authorization ESTA.  This is usually a very fast process and there is no requirement to attend at the US Embassy for an appointment.  President Donald Trump has mentioned including Poland in th

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Indian companies and Indian nationals have found it more difficult to obtain US work visas since Trump came to power.  It is therefore not surprising that more Indians worried about US visa related issues are doing searches on the Indeed job site, probably the most popular job site in the World.   The options for work visas in the US are somewhat limited.  Probably for many Indians the only options are the

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Whatever the truth is lets not forget that Government fees are very high.   If 50 or more employees and more than 50% of employees are on H1B or L1 Visa status then the visa fee increases by $4,000 per applicant.   Many Indian owned companies come under this higher visa fee category.