US Immigration News

Companies in Charlotte, the second largest city and a commercial hub in the state of North Carolina, wants more foreign workers on H-1B visas to fill jobs in the information technology sector. The H-1B visa allows US companies to recruit foreign workers on a temporary basis to fill vacancies requiring highly skilled labor.

The number of unemployed foreign workers in the US reached record lows in May, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics – a unit of the United States Department of Labor and principal fact-finding agency for the US – on Friday, June 3.

Commentators indicate that the low level unemployment figures among US foreign workers can be attributed to the current strength of the US labor market. Immigrants also tend to have a lower unemployment rate when compared with native-born workers anyway.

Australian professionals with a bachelors degree or equivalent find it easier to work in the United States than nationals from almost any other Country apart from possibly Canadians on TN visas. There is an annual quota of 10,500 E-3 visas that is never fully utilised.

Following an announcement made by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on May 4, 2016, of its intent to increase the application fee schedule for US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for non-immigrant and immigrant visas, the DHS has stated that it will receive and review comments regarding the proposed fee increases before finalising the new US visa fee structure.

Top US Army General, John Nicholson, has urged US lawmakers to preserve the Afghan immigration visa program, warning that if Afghan civilians - who have aided the US-led coalition in the fight against the Taliban as construction workers, firefighters and interpreters – who if they stayed in Afghanistan face being 'harmed or killed' by the terrorist group.

At a press conference held in Mexico City, the Binational Coalition Against Donald Trump provided details on how Mexican civil immigrant-support organisations on both sides of the border are preparing to tackle the threats they see linked to Donald Trump's presidential candidacy as the Republican representative.