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 »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 »How can you provide proof of Citizenship when needed?
Usually, U.S. citizens are not required to carry with them certain proof of their citizenship at all time. Despite this, there are certain occasions when U.S citizens may be asked to give certain proof about their legal citizenship especially when dealing with different U.S government structures. The first, best proof ...
Read More »What happens when you stay beyond the Authorized visa period?
People having a non-immigrants status while traveling in the United States on temporary visas must be very careful when considering the dates and longevity of their authorized stay. The ending date can be easily found on the arrival/departure record or it can even be stamped on your passports. If you ...
Read More »The Temporary Protected Status for Haiti citizens is extended for Six Months
Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly has officially extended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for all eligible nationals of Haiti until Jan. 22, 2018. This decision was made after a long consultation with the specialized U.S. government agencies. These agencies also reviewed the country’s conditions and expectations before making an ...
Read More »According to an immigration review, the interest in US E2 treaty investor and L1 US visa is growing
According to a latest report which is published by the Josic Media, the interest in US business immigration visas has significantly risen during the first quarter of 2017. It seems that since Trump’s inauguration as the official US president, the E2 treaty investor visa has been highly coveted by many ...
Read More »USCIS finally reaches CW-1 Cap for 2018 Fiscal Year
May 25th was the day when USCIS received the sufficient number of petitions and reached the maximum possible numerical limit (the “cap”) of workers who have the possibility to get CNMI-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) visas or even otherwise provided with CW-1 status for the fiscal year (FY) 2018. The truth ...
Read More »More than 600K foreign visitors overstayed their visas in 2016
In 2016, more than 600,000 foreign travelers legally entered the United States and then overstayed their visas and remained in the US, the Department of Homeland Security reported back on Monday. These “visa overstays” in reality, represent only 1.25% of the 50 million travelers who arrived in the US in ...
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