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Increasing Numbers of Russians Applying to US Green Card Lottery

13:22 19/10/2015
The entry period for the DV-2017 green card lottery started on 1 October 2015. The closing date is 3 November, 2015. Almost 100,000 more Russians took part in the 2015 U.S. green card lottery than in...

US 'sanctuary cities' ignoring immigration laws

13:52 24/07/2015
The issue of supposed sanctuary cities – which refers to cities that do not fully comply with federal US immigration laws – has become a focus of discussion in the US Congress after Donald Trump...

E-2 Treaty Investor Visa Holders might gain US Permanent Residence

12:40 16/05/2015
As previously reported on workpermit.com, a bill filed by Florida Congressman David Jolly on 9 April 2015 could in future allow E-2 Treaty visa holding business owners the opportunity to apply for US...

Infosys sued for favouring South Asian staff with H-1B visas over US employees

15:29 17/09/2014
The Indian outsourcing firm Infosys is being sued for discrimination in a US court. The case revolves around Infosys' use of H-1B 'specialty occupation' non-immigrant (temporary residence) visas...

Gates and Buffett call for US immigration reform

10:23 22/07/2014
Two of the most famous businessmen in the world, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, have called on the US Congress to pass an immigration reform bill. The two men were joined by a third US businessman,...

US Republicans 'should pass delayed immigration reform'

10:02 30/05/2014
Democratic leader in the US Senate, Senator Harry Reid, has suggested that the Republicans in the House of Representatives (or 'the House' as it is known) should pass immigration reform before August...

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