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Director, Philip Brewin is a specialist in Workplace Relations and heads our Workplace Relations Work Group.

Showing posts with label USCIS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USCIS. Show all posts

Monday, 24 October 2016

U.S. Diversity Lottery (“Green Card” Lottery) Applications for 2018 Close on November 7, 2016

Want to make a permanent move to the United States and don’t know how? Apply for the Diversity Lottery (“Green Card” Lottery) now for your chance to make your U.S. dream come true! The U.S. Government grants 50,000 permanent resident cards each fiscal year in this lottery.  Be aware that there are numerous Diversity Lottery websites set up by third party providers.  While they may offer legitimate services in connection to a Diversity Lottery application, if you use the official government website for your application, there is...

Saturday, 20 June 2015

U.S. Visa System is Still Experiencing Technical Difficulties, Stranding Thousands of Travelers Around the World

Delays could stretch out over the next week.  Appointment scheduling is also delayed at the beginning of the busy summer travel season.   http://rt.com/usa/267937-downed-us-visa-thousands-strande...

Monday, 25 May 2015

EB-5s and U.S. Visas in the Latest News

Latest EB-5 Trends: http://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2015/05/21/whats-trending-in-the-u-s-eb-5-investor-immigration-worl...

New Tool to Look Up LCA and Salary Information– “U.S. Visa Explorer”

Interesting Statistics on the Number of LCAs and Salary Comparison for Major Companies: http://fusion.net/story/138693/this-tool-lets-you-search-salary-data-for-thousands-of-foreign-born-tech-worker...

Thursday, 14 May 2015

The Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and Will it Significantly Impact U.S. Immigration?

With negotiations well under way whether to grant the Trade Promotion Authority, questions about the affects on U.S. immigration linger: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2015/05/12/the-controversy-over-immigration-and-new-trade-authorit...

What do the 2016 U.S. presidential hopefuls think about immigration reform?

Looking ahead to the 2016 Presidential elections in U.S., views on immigration vary amongst the potential candidates: http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2015/05/07/a-look-at-where-the-2016-hopefuls-stand-on-immigrati...

U.S. Immigration Relief for Nepalese Citizens

In the wake of the devastating earthquakes to hit Nepal over the past 2 weeks, USCIS has instituted immigration relief measures for affected citizens of Nepal.  Included in these measures are expedited processing for several immigration benefits as well as consideration of fee waivers for some applications.  Senator Ben Cardin, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has also requested that the Administration provide Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepalese nationals present in the U.S. and cannot return home due...