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H1B visa input requested by US Labor Department

9:24 06/04/2021
Sanwar Ali : additional reporting and comments The US Department of Labor (DoL) is requesting feedback from the public within the next 60 days on determining prevailing wage levels for various...

H1B visa lottery system to remain until end of 2021

11:39 08/02/2021
The Biden administration has announced it will continue with the existing H1B visa lottery system until the end of 2021, rather than introducing a wage-based selection process proposed by Trump. The...

US court orders DACA program reopening for new applicants

10:34 07/12/2020
In yet another blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict US immigration , a judge has ordered that the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) program must be reopened to new...

Delay H1B visa wage hike Small Business Administration urges

17:56 19/11/2020
In a letter to the US Department of Labor (DOL), the US Small Business Administration (SBA) has called for a proposed H1B visa wage hike to be delayed. In September, Workpermt.com reported that the...

US H1B visa rules further tightened

23:38 09/10/2020
Comments by Sanwar Ali : As Trump and before him Obama have found changes to immigration policy tends to lead to litigation. No doubt this change to US H1B visa policy making things even more...

US H1B visa wage increase requested by Department of Labor

18:07 27/09/2020
Comments by Sanwar Ali : H1B visas are already difficult to obtain. Some people say that H1B visa holders are underpaid. Is that really true? You currently have to obtain a “prevailing wage” from the...

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