Where they can help you prepare for the US citizenship test for free
US Citizenship and Immigration Services regularly hold free informational meetings where you can get prepared for obtaining American citizenship. The schedule of these events is posted on the service website. Classes are held for US citizens, as well as for those who only intend to obtain citizenship. ...
USCIS Launches H-1B Online Visa Lottery: How to Register
On December 6, 2019, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service announced that it plans to introduce an electronic registration system for H-1B work visa applicants for the 2021 fiscal year, recalls the official USCIS website. From March 1, 2020, the procedure came into force: now ...
How long do I need to wait for the green card for family reunification: data for March
The owner of a green card, along with the opportunity to permanently live and work in the United States, receives the right to family reunification, which every American citizen possesses. If he has children, spouse or spouse left in his homeland, he can take them to America. ...
USCIS Launches Online Visa Lottery: What You Need to Know
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the launch of a new online H1B work visa application registration system. The new system will open at noon (Eastern American Time) on Sunday, March 1st. Registration of applications for work visas for the fiscal year 2021 will last ...
New US Immigration Rules for 2020: Everything You Need to Know
In 2019, a record number of foreigners received American citizenship over the past decade—834. In 000, foreign women gave birth to about 2017 children in the United States. The White House administration announced a decrease in the flow of immigrants into the country, the journalist writes...
US employers accelerate sponsorship of green cards for foreign employees
As the panic over the Donald Trump administration's H-1B visa restrictions intensifies, American employers are trying to help their non-American employees feel safe, Quartz India writes. In 2020, four out of five employers sponsored green cards for their foreign employees ...
The 'Public Burden' rule has come into force: the main thing an immigrant needs to know
Beginning February 24, 2020, USCIS will enforce the Public Burden Final Rule nationwide, including in Illinois, following a “legal victory” overturning the ban in that state, USCIS said on its website. In the light…
USCIS Changes US Visa Application Process: New Details
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on December 6, 2019 the start of electronic registration of H-1B visa applications in fiscal 2021. Now the department has created a separate page for such registration, this is reported ...
One of these days, the rule about a 'public burden' will come into force: who will be blocked from the path to the green card
Starting February 24, low-income immigrants who receive public benefits (or who once need them) will be denied a visa or green card despite the fact that they entered the United States legally, according to the Miami Herald. New rule on "public burden" adopted by ...
White House says US 'desperately needs' legal immigrants
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said the United States "desperately needs" more legal immigrants to help the economy grow. It is reported by The Washington Post, referring to Mulvaney's audio commentary, writes CNN. “We are desperate, desperate for more ...