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Congress Eyes Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Per-Country Caps on Immigrant Visas

Written on December 13, 2022.

Congress Eyes Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Per-Country Caps on Immigrant Visas December 13, 2022 The House will soon vote on a bill to make it easier for legal immigrants to obtain immigrant visas, such as green cards. The bill, HR 3648, would...

Congress Passes Bill to Study Barriers to Employment for Skilled Immigrants

Written on October 10, 2022.

Congress Passes Bill to Study Barriers to Employment for Skilled Immigrants October 10, 2022 Congress has passed a bill that directs the Labor Department to research obstacles that impede skilled immigrants from securing employment in the United...

Congress Considers Reforms to H-2A and H-2B Work Visa Programs

Written on August 25, 2022.

Congress Considers Reforms to H-2A and H-2B Work Visa Programs The experts, who recently testified before the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, stated that protections for the foreign guest workers who use the H-2A and H-2B temporary...

Congress Receives Annual Report from Citizenship and Immigrations Services Ombudsman

Written on July 21, 2022.

Congress Receives Annual Report from Citizenship and Immigrations Services Ombudsman The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) recently provided its annual report to...

Congress Introduces Legislation To Grant H-4 Visa Holders An Automatic Right to Work

Written on April 20, 2022.

Congress Introduces Legislation To Grant H-4 Visa Holders An Automatic Right to Work The H-4 Work Authorization Act was introduced by two congresswomen in the United States House of Representatives. This bill would give the spouses of immigrants...

Congress Introduces Legislation to Recapture Unused Family and Employment-Based Visas

Written on April 19, 2022.

Congress Introduces Legislation to Recapture Unused Family and Employment-Based Visas A bill has been introduced in Congress that would allow the recapture of approximately 380,000 unused family and employment-based visas. This would help to decrease...

Congress Considering Bill Bringing Changes for High-Skilled Immigrants

Written on April 4, 2022.

Congress Considering Bill Bringing Changes for High-Skilled Immigrants The Senate and House both passed competition bills intended to advance scientific and manufacturing research in America to compete more effectively with China and other countries...

Congress Proposes Bringing the EB-5 Regional Center Program Back

Written on March 17, 2022.

Congress Proposes Bringing the EB-5 Regional Center Program Back The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a spending bill. It is a $1.5 trillion bill that funds the government for the remainder of the fiscal year and gives Ukraine $13.6...

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