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A report published by Forbes – a leading global media company – states that Chinese investors are turning to the US L1 visa to extend their stay in America. The report comes amid increasing uncertainty over the future of the EB5 green card program.
Following the latest Tier 2 visa allocation meeting, the number of Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) that went unused from the 2016/2017 annual limit stands at 288, according to UK Visas and Immigration data. The department published its March report citing that its figures were correct as of 29 March, 2017.
Australia’s immigration minister, Peter Dutton, has warned McDonald’s and other fast-food chains that the Federal Government is cracking down on the number of 457 skilled worker visas handed to their employees. Recent data shows that more than 500 skilled worker visas have been issued to fast-food joints over the last four years in higher level positions in these organisations.
The ongoing E2 treaty investor visa saga between the US and Israel could be resolved by October 2017, according to the US Department of State. The debacle surrounding the availability of the coveted US E2 visa has dragged on for years, but a statement released by the State Department suggested that it could be available by October 2017.
Senior figures across India’s IT industry have warned that restrictions imposed on US work visas – including H1B and L1 visas, popular among Indian owned tech firms in the US – will drive jobs overseas.
The organizer of the African Global and Economic Development Summit, Mary Flowers, says that every single African citizen who applied for a US visa to attend the annual event, held in California, was rejected.