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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 the list of visa waiver Countries a number of times
As many people will know already the availability of Restricted Certificates of Sponsorship CoSs for employers with a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence remains good. Restricted CoSs are mainly used by employers who wish to employ Tier 2 visa applicants who are resident outside the UK. It is also needed to employ those who are switching from a Tier 4 Dependent visa to a Tier 2 visa.
There is a well publicised shortage of medical staff in the UK. Under the Tier 2 visa and Tier 2 Sponsor Licence scheme both doctors and nurses are in the Shortage Occupation List. Despite this the Government and UK Visa and Immigration at the Home Office do not appear to be fully taking advantage of this Doctor trainee visa scheme.
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 H1B visa and
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.
A whistleblower letter has accused Indian IT firm, Infosys of accounting irregularities, including the withholding of full US H1B and L1 visa costs to make profit margins look bigger.
Whatever the truth may be about this case, there has been so much bad publicity relating to US visa enforcement that people are willing to believe negative stories about the US visa authorities even if untrue. There are allegations that the British family were treated badly. There are actually much worse allegations about the way that migrants are treated in camps near the US and Mexico border.