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Immigration Newsletter 22 August 2017

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We have recently run several stories relating to US L1 and H1B visas for Indians, the UK's Tier 2 visa category, and developments regarding Trump's travel ban and its effects on US Green Card lottery winners.

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India concerned about Trump's US L1 and H1B visa bills

6 L1 and H1B bills in US Congress

Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's parliament, Minister of State for External Affairs Vijay Kumar Singh made assurances that despite US congress discussing 6 bills relating to the L1 visa or H1B visa visa, no major policy changes have yet been made by the Trump administration.

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UK Tier 2 visa process 'difficult to impossible' according to UK tourism survey

A recent survey by the European Tourism Association (ETOA) has found that 85% of tourism companies find the Tier 2 visa application process 'difficult to impossible'.

People often migrate to the UK using a Tier 2 visa for skilled workers, allowing them to work for a Tier 2 Sponsorship License holding UK employer. However, the system is complex, which is why thousands of people have asked for Workpermit.com's help in their Tier 2 applications.

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Trump denies US Green Cards to Green Card Lottery winners from travel ban countries

Last month the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) spoke out against the Trump administration denying permanent Immigrant Visas, known as Green Cards , to US Green Card Lottery winners from Iran and Yemen.

50,000 US Green Cards awarded in lottery each year

Each year, 50,000 United States permanent resident visas are given away to citizens of countries with low immigration rates into the U.S. through a lottery process, known as the Green Card Lottery.

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