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The Trump administration may restrict visas for certain Chinese students in STEM fields

May 30, 2018
Reports say grad students may be issued visas good for just a year at a time, rather than the multi-year type that are common now.

What it actually takes to bring a relative to the U.S.

Mar 5, 2018
When a U.S. citizen sponsors a relative to come to the country, it can take a few months or as long as 25 years.
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President Donald Trump is considering eliminating diversity lottery visas. What would be the economic impact?

Nov 22, 2017
Today is the last day for people around the world to apply to what’s known as the diversity lottery program. That’s the program that gives U.S. visas to people from countries with low rates of immigration. The recent round of applications is for fiscal year of 2019. The program made recent headlines after a recipient […]

H2-B visa demand is leaving some businesses understaffed for summer

May 10, 2017
Unemployment is at its lowest rate in roughly a decade. For lots of businesses, that means summer help is going to be harder to find — and more expensive. That’s especially true for smaller resort businesses that rely on temporary foreign workers to staff their hotels and restaurants. Those workers typically come on what’s known […]

What are EB-5 visas, and why were they used by Kushner’s family to court Chinese investors?

May 8, 2017
The family of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner was in the news over the weekend. The reports said Kushner’s sister was in China drumming up investment for a Kushner family project in New Jersey. Chinese investors were apparently told they could get a U.S. visa if they ponied up $500,000. The EB-5 visa is meant for […]

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Blog: Here’s what we know about ‘extreme vetting’

Apr 5, 2017
The president has talked a lot about making it harder for people to obtain visas. But what exactly does that look like?
Triple the number of applicants applied for the H1-B visa program last year. Chances of getting your application picked were only about one in three.
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Employers struggle to make H-1B visas work

Mar 23, 2017
The system is expensive and complicated.
Triple the number of applicants applied for the H1-B visa program last year. Chances of getting your application picked were only about one in three.
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What it's like to live and work in H-1B visa limbo

Mar 22, 2017
The program allows employers to hire skilled foreign workers through a lottery system. The next step can take years.
A woman holds an American flag during a naturalization oath ceremony  in Boston.
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