Top lawyers, migration experts and disability advocates will come together in Adelaide this week to call on the Australian government to rethink its migration health requirement, which they say discriminates against people with disability. New Zealanders Nicole Forbes-Hood and her two teenage children are legally blind, so she was shocked...
How refugees succeed in visa reviews: new research reveals the factors that matter
Asylum seekers with legal representation are seven times more likely to succeed before the government tribunal tasked with reviewing refugee cases than those who represent themselves. Where refugees come from and which individual member is reviewing their case on the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) may also significantly influence their odds of success....
In 2019, US denied one in five H-1B petitions with denial rate higher for Indian IT companies: Study
WASHINGTON: The US has denied one in every fifth new petitions for the most-sought after H-1B visas in 2019 to individuals with the denial rate higher for Indian IT companies like the TCS and InfosysNSE -2.62 % in comparison to the American firms, according to a study from official figures....
DHS lifts H-2B seasonal worker visa cap by 35,000, ties it to measures tackling abuse
The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday announced that it is lifting the H-2B visa cap for seasonal guest workers by 35,000 -- coupling the move with a series of measures to tackle fraud and abuse in the system. “This year’s supplemental allocation was determined after extensive consultation with stakeholders—including members of Congress and...
The Fiscal Impact of Refugee Resettlement No Free Lunch for Taxpayers
Jason Richwine, PhD, is a public policy analyst based in Washington, D.C., and a contributing writer at National Review. Steven A. Camarota is the director of research and Karen Zeigler is a demographer at the Center. Advocates of expanding the number of refugees admitted to the United States have lately...
Keneally says surge in visitors on tourist visas claiming asylum exposes ‘dire’ system
Labor’s shadow home affairs minister says online lodgement of tourist visas has seen a 700% increase in asylum claims A surge in asylum claims from Chinese nationals arriving on tourist visas following a government change to the visa system is further proof of the “dire” state of Australia’s migration system,...
Египет вводит туристические визы
Новые правила въезда начнут действовать летом 2020 года В Египте по указанию премьер-министра страны Мустафы Мадбули вводятся туристические визы. Как передает РБК-Украина, об этом пишет Egyptian Streets. Отмечается, что визы будут введены летом 2020 года - с первого июня. Согласно новым правилам, туристы смогут неоднократно въезжать в страну, однако при этом максимальное...
The Fiscal Impact of Refugee Resettlement No Free Lunch for Taxpayers
Jason Richwine, PhD, is a public policy analyst based in Washington, D.C., and a contributing writer at National Review. Steven A. Camarota is the director of research and Karen Zeigler is a demographer at the Center. Advocates of expanding the number of refugees admitted to the United States have lately...
US citizenship in three months! Many rich Indians are doing this
The route also allows the spouse of a visa holder to freely work in the US and covers dependent children under 21 While attaining US citizenship is increasingly becoming a difficult and expensive prospect, many rich Indians have found out a way around it - through Grenada. Rich Indians are...
Critics Charge Slow Immigration Processing Nets USCIS Billions In Fees
Due to long processing times, since 2014 companies have been forced to pay $2.4 billion in “premium processing” fees to ensure their business immigration cases are decided within a reasonable time. Critics say U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has no incentive to process cases faster because the more time...