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Franchise portal, All State Franchise Finders, claim that the franchise business model is the ideal way to meet US E2 treaty investor visa requirements. Company CEO, Derek Cafferata, said that an established franchise makes meeting the criteria for an E2 visa ‘much easier.’
Trump Extreme US visa vetting could affect some H1B and L1 visa applicants
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday, June 4 posting an ominous tweet stating “we are EXTREME VETTING people coming into the US in order to keep our country safe.” Trump used the phrase ‘extreme vetting’ throughout his presidential campaign, but until now, it had never been defined.
Following the Tier 2 visa allocation meeting, the number of Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) available for May 2017 stood at 2,332, according to UK Visas and Immigration data. The department published its April report citing that its figures were correct as of 24 April, 2017.
With Brexit looming and Britain set to be gripped by a skills shortage upon exiting the European Union, Migration Watch has suggested a ‘brickie visa’ to plug skills gaps.
Extreme vetting procedures and a high summer volume of US visa applicants will result in severe processing delays, US Consulates have warned.
Indian IT industry body, Nasscom, has increased spending on lobbying against US visa changes by over one-third amid massive layoffs and curbs on US visas, including H1B and L1 visas.