A J1 visa is a temporary exchange visa. It entitles professionals to undertake a specific training in their chosen occupation through a sponsoring organization located in the United States. Applicants of this visa must firs be accepted to participate in an approved training program with a US-based sponsoring organization. J1 ...
Read More »Vermont Group to Promote Outdoor Business Opportunities
June 15: WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — It has been reported that the state of Vermont and notable members of the business community are joining together in order to promote the outdoor recreation economy. The Republican Gov. Phil Scott has signed an executive order after which the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic ...
Read More »Bye-bye boarding pass? TSA, airlines test fingerprints, facial recognition to ID travelers
June 14: The TSA i.e. Transportation Security Administration has recently announced that it is testing the latest technologies for the identification of passengers. This technology will make use of their finger prints. If successful, this system can actually eliminate the need of a boarding pass. Currently, it is being tried ...
Read More »Supreme Court gives Trump more time to file immigration ban briefs
June 13: the Supreme Court has allowed more time to the President Trump for filing the papers related to the proposed immigration ban on 6 Muslim countries. This step is more likely to delay the emergency application and implementation of the ban. The ban issued on 6 th March was ...
Read More »4,000 Indian Students Seek US visa For Higher Education
June, 11: It has been in the news that approximately 4000 Indian students have given interviews on Thursday to get a hand on US Visa, despite the fear of hate crimes in the country. The interviews were held in US Embassy in New Delhi and in the consulates of Hyderabad, ...
Read More »President Trump’s travel ban struck down by second appeals court
President Trump’s effort to ban people from 6 Muslim countries to enter US has faced a series of legal setbacks. A federal appeals court has stated that the ban is purely based on discrimination because of race, nationality or ethnicity. It actually lacks justification on the issue of national security. ...
Read More »USCIS Reaches CW-1 Cap for Fiscal Year 2018
June, 10: It is confirmed that USCIS has finally received enough petitions required to reach the maximum numerical limit of workers who can be issued with a CNMI-Only Transitional Worker i.e. CW-1 Visa for this fiscal year 2018. The fiscal year 2018 cap has not been set as yet, however ...
Read More »U.S. Immigration Policy Helped Grow India’s Economy, Says Study
June 6, 2017: A recent study conducted by Universities of California, Saint Diego and Michigan has shown that H-1B visa improved the Indian economy. On the basis of this Visa, a million foreign workers enter US annually. Those entering with Visas effectively replace Americans. This is because the universities and ...
Read More »What documents do you need to travel within the United States?
All U.S. citizens, temporary visitors and green card holders can travel within the U.S. any time they want, but, they will first have to provide a form of an identification document. Here is what you need to know if you’re a U.S citizen, nonimmigrant or green card holder. Traveling within ...
Read More »Your child turned 14 years old? File an I-90 to get a new green card
If a child has received a green card before they turn 14 years old, then, after arriving at this age, they need to apply and get a new one! Once they turn 14, they only have 30 days to make the green card application starting from the day of their ...
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