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New Zealand to Lobby for US E2 Treaty Investor and E1 Treaty Trader visa access and hires former Donald Trump campaign director for help with US Visa Scheme.

UK Schools and Colleges Ditch UK Tier 2 Visas for Tier 5 Visas due to expense and difficulties in applying for Tier 2 Visas and Tier 2 Sponsorship Licences.

Bandcamp CEO opposes US Visa Trump muslim travel ban and says to immigrants ‘you have our support’.  The Executive order had been opposed by Judges and States.

UK Visa Tier 2 Visa Annual  £1,000 Immigration Skills Charge from 6 April 2017 will make it even more expensive and difficult for employer to recruit from abroad.

Donald Trump US Visa plans to scrutinise L1 visa holders working for Indian IT firms.  This is on top of the suspension of premium processing of H1B visas.

Indians account for 57% of UK Tier 2 visas issued to Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence employers last year. Most H1B and L1 visa skilled workers in US from India as well.