Tag: visas

Visiting The United States – What Visas Should I Be Looking At?

Thousands of visitors come to America each year. One of their challenges is to obtain a visitor’s … [+] visa to visit. Here is how. getty One of the challenges of visiting the USA is obtaining permission to enter the country. A B-1 visa and a B-2 visa are both non-immigrant visas for…

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A 9 Million Backlog for American Visas Deepens the Labor Crunch

A months-long backlog in processing labor permits is complicating US government efforts to help cities like New York cope with an influx of undocumented immigrants and ease workers shortages. In an effort to alleviate some of those pressures, the Biden administration has recently announced almost 500,000 Venezuelans now qualify for temporary work permits….

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Mayorkas endorses canceling visas of foreign students who support terrorists

The Biden administration’s top immigration official asserted before Congress that students visiting the United States on a visa ought to be ordered removed from the country if they support terrorist groups. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas agreed during an exchange with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) during a Senate committee hearing Wednesday that foreign…

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Providers hail immigration bill that seeks to reissue visas to healthcare pros

Federal lawmakers are trying again to push through immigration reform that would allow officials to recapture unused visas and reprocess them for nurses and other healthcare professionals. The legislation was applauded by provider groups who see the visas as a measure to offset the severe workforce crisis that is particularly harsh in nursing…

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