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New measures announced to tackle US immigration backlogs
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14:39 01/04/2022
The Biden administration has announced three key measures to help combat a rising US visa and immigration application backlog that has left millions of people in limbo. A senior official at United...
US immigration: Tax-funded legal advice plan for immigrants
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The Biden administration plans to launch a tax-funded, US immigration legal services program for immigrants affected by the Remain in Mexico policy. In December last year, President Biden was forced...
More than 60,000 Afghan US visa applicants left stranded
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More than 60,000 Afghan interpreters and other Afghan nationals who have applied for a US visa – including those who cooperated with US Armed Forces - have been left stranded in Afghanistan,...
US visa backlog progress made amid nursing crisis
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Amid a shortage of nurses in the battle against COVID-19, many foreign healthcare workers have been waiting for their US visas to be granted in order to start work. However, senior health officials...
USCIS bodges US work permit scheme for migrant crime victims
10:13 26/11/2021
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has admitted botching a new plan to rollout US work permits for migrant victims of crime after charging more than $4 million for free work...
US visa restrictions for Chinese journalists relaxed
9:39 23/11/2021
The US and China have reached an agreement to ease visa restrictions on each other’s journalists following a series of tit-for-tat expulsions. Following a virtual meeting between US President, Joe...
