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News that US president, Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order to perhaps bring in more restrictions for the H1B and L1 visa programmes has sparked concerns in Israel. Israelis wonder if there will be a delay in implementing the E2 visa program for Israelis by the US administration.
According to official guidelines released on Tuesday, February 21, US ‘dreamer’ immigrants will be spared from Trump’s US immigration crackdown. The President’s administration will press ahead with plans to consider virtually all illegal immigrants subject to deportation, but will keep protections in place for immigrants who entered the US illegally as children.
March 29 is the date UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, looks set to trigger EU exit talks under Article 50, following an announcement made by Downing Street. A letter written by Mrs May will formally notify the European Council of Britain’s intention to withdraw from the EU, setting in motion a two-year negotiation process.
A draft executive order leaked in February by a number of news websites, has sparked rumors that Donald Trump plans to sign a new executive order aimed at ‘strangling’ work-visa programmes. It’s understood that H1B and L1 visas, mainly used by Indian IT professionals, may face tighter restrictions as part of wider US immigration reforms.
UK visas and immigration policy is thrust back into the spotlight following the aftermath of the London terrorist attack, which left five people dead – including police officer, PC Keith Palmer - and more than 40 people injured, messages of condolence poured in from around the world. However, some have used the tragedy as an opportunity to slam UK Visa and immigration policy.
Recently released research showing the immigration patterns of highly-skilled workers reveals that the US attracts more immigrant inventors on US visas than all of the rest of the world combined. According to the data, between 2000 and 2010 America welcomed more than 190,000 foreign-born inventors, while just over 10,000 departed.