US Immigration News

Comments made by incoming US president, Donald Trump, during his ‘Person of the Year’ interview with Time Magazine over illegal immigrants have left US immigration hardliners bewildered. A rare show of compassion from the controversial real estate tycoon towards “Dreamers” (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) has caught anti-immigration supporters by surprise.

Canadian investors applying for a US E2 treaty investor visa or US E1 Treaty Trader visa are benefitting from a streamlined visa process. Since March 2016 US Visas has had a streamlined E2 and E1 registration and visa process for Canadian investors and employees.

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that from December 23, 2016, fees for most types of US immigration application will increase. Those filing for naturalization, permanent residency and non-immigrant visas can expect to pay higher fees.

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a long-awaited, final rule to “update and improve” certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa programs. The proposed rule was first published in the Federal Register on December 31, 2015.  The final rule comes into force on 17 January 2017 shortly before Donald Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States on 20 January 2017.

President elect Donald Trump has vowed to put an end to what he calls H-1B and L-1 visa “abuse” in a bid to tackle what he sees as the loss of ‘American’ jobs.  Fortunately it seems that he has not raised any concerns about the E-2 Treaty Investor Visa scheme and

Donald Trump’s election as the new US president has sparked fears of H-1B and L-1 visa fee increases among Indian IT companies.