The US President, George W Bush, officially added seven new countries to the visa waiver program. The security arrangements have been finalized and in another month, visitors from Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and South Korea will be able to enter the US for up to 90 days without obtaining a visa.
Although they [...]
Archive for October, 2008
The November 2008 Visa Bulletin, released by the U.S. Department of State (DOS), show slight forward movement in the employment-based second and third category cutoff dates, except for the religious workers category which has become unavailable. EB2 remains current for all countries, except for India and China, which have moved forward by about two months [...]
The US President, George W Bush, officially added seven new countries to the visa waiver program. The security arrangements have been finalized and in another month, visitors from Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and South Korea will be able to enter the US for up to 90 days without obtaining a visa.
Although they [...]
A report released earlier this month by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has revealed that the agency has detected “technical violations” in % of reviewed cases. These violations include forged documents, fake degrees, and front companies. The Federal Government is now seriously considering making changes to H-1B application process.
The report (download PDF) on fraud [...]
It’s been a month of increasing salary cuts and lay offs for the US economy. The financial crisis plaguing the US market is forcing many businesses to cut down on work hours, salary, benefits etc. But employers need to be aware that making these adjustments for foreign workers may amount violations of the regulations set [...]


