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URL copied Legislation on H-1B visas introduced in US Congress Three American lawmakers have introduced a legislation in the House of Representatives that stops employers from hiring foreign H-1B workers if they have recently, or plan to, furlough their US workers and requires employers to pay their H-1B workers more than their American workers. Introduced by Republican Congressmen Mo Brooks, Matt Gaetz and Lance Gooden the American Jobs First Act proposes to overhaul the H-1B visa pr...

Previously, H.R. 6 had only allowed someone who was “inadmissible or deportable” to qualify unless they were in Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a temporary status mostly for immigrants without any other legal status. But the new American Dream and Promise Act greatly reduces this unfair discrimination against legal residents. The new language will allow anyone who “is the son or daughter of an alien admitted as a nonimmigrant” under the E-1, E-2, H-1B, and L-1 temporary work visa pro...

Each year, USCIS purges records that are more than ten years old from its E-Verify system. The next records disposal, which will take place on May 14, 2021, will delete E-Verify records...

Each year, USCIS purges records that are more than ten years old from its E-Verify system. The next records disposal, which will take place on May 14, 2021, will delete E-Verify records created on or before December 31, 2010.

MBA Programs at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School Earn STEM designation Share Article The four MBA programs at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School have been awarded STEM designation. “This change reflects the analytical rigor of our MBA programs, which have long developed business leaders and today – more than ever before – need to be ready to apply their analytics skills to make data-driven strategic decisions,” said Brad Staats. ...

By page 17 I was deep in the weeds. SECTION 1102. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF LAWFUL PROSPECTIVE IMMIGRANTS. Subsection (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255 et seq.), as amended by Section 1101, is further amended by inserting after Section 245B the following: "SECTION 245C. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF LAWFUL PROSPECTIVE IMMIGRANTS. Subsection (a) REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may adjust the status of a...

The delays constitute another challenge to the country's ability to recruit and retain highly educated, highly skilled students and workers from abroad.

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: H-1B cap filing season is fast approaching. U.S. employers who sponsor foreign workers for temporary H-1B work visas should start preparing now for the upcoming, new H-1B cap electronic registration commencing this year on March 9, 2021. What Is the H-1B Cap? The H-1B visa is the standard professional U.S. work visa. There is a quota (or “cap”) each year on the number of new H-1B visas available. Specifically, there are 65,000 H-1...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: It’s that time of year again where employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.   For a brief background, H-1B work visas are the most common work visas for foreign nationals in professional positions (which are jobs requiring at least a Bachelor’s degree in a specific specialty). The USCIS caps the number of H-1B’s they issue each year to 65,000 for those with a Bachelor’s degree and an additional 20,0...

Lawsuit contesting OPT program for Intl students to continue Top Searches Lawsuit contesting OPT program for Intl students to continue Lubna Kably / TNN / Feb 9, 2021, 13:47 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail MUMBAI: The Washington Alliance of Technology Workers Union (Wash Tech) has filed an appeal with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals against an order of the US district court that upheld the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program available to international students. According to an update f...