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New US visa and immigration fees planned

10:45 20/12/2021
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is planning a new visa and immigration fee structure that will prevent legal US citizenship being limited to the ‘very wealthy’, according...

Ur Jaddou confirmed as director of US immigration agency

10:11 03/08/2021
US President Joe Biden’s nomination to lead United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been confirmed by the Senate. Ur Jaddou becomes the first ever female to occupy the role and...

Biden USCIS nominee targets huge US visa backlog reduction

12:47 31/05/2021
Joe Biden’s nominee to lead United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), said she is targeting a huge reduction of the ever-increasing US visa backlog. Appearing before the Senate...

USCIS furloughs of 13,000 now likely as bailout funds stall

20:37 14/08/2020
Comments by Sanwar Ali : There is so much uncertainty over this. Is the threat of a furlough an attempt to put pressure on Congress to agree a deal and provide the $1.2 billion that is apparently...

Top US Visa official who helped with Trump crackdown charged with immigrant identity theft

20:24 11/04/2018
Top attorney for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Seattle, Raphael A. Sanchez, was accused in February 2018 of stealing the identity of seven immigrants in an attempt to defraud...

US L-1B visa refusal rates increase

11:03 31/03/2014
A report by an influential US think-tank says that refusal rates for L-1B visas have risen each year over the last decade and seem still to be rising. According to the National Foundation for...

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