US Visa/Passport News

Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans

Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans. May 7th, 2018 Around 10,000 Honduras were killed by a disastrous hurricane in 1998, giving birth to a crisis in the country. During that crisis, the US government granted Temporary … Continued

Maryland Seafood Industry Loses 40 Percent of Workforce in Visa Lottery

Maryland Seafood Industry Loses 40 Percent of Workforce in Visa Lottery. May 8th, 2018 Due to changes in H-2B visa, Maryland crab houses have lost almost half of their crab picker workers, making it difficult for the industry … Continued

Trump Administration Plans to Throw Out Students Who Remain in US Upon Their Graduation

Trump Administration Plans to Throw Out Students Who Remain in US Upon Their Graduation. May 16th, 2018 The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) proposed reforms to minimize the cases of unlawful presence of students and visitors who … Continued

US Could End Hungary’s VWP Participation After Passport ‘Fraud’

US Could End Hungary’s VWP Participation After Passport ‘Fraud’. May 22nd, 2018 The US is likely to remove Hungary from the list of countries that qualify for the US visa waiver program. There was a security breach of … Continued

DHS Plans to End ‘Startup Visa’ Rule That Helps Foreign Entrepreneurs Start Companies in the US

DHS Plans to End ‘Startup Visa’ Rule That Helps Foreign Entrepreneurs Start Companies in the US. The US Department of Homeland Security officially ended the rule created by the Obama Administration in 2015 which allows international entrepreneurs to temporarily … Continued

US to Issue 15,000 Additional Visas for Seasonal Non-Farm Workers

US to Issue 15,000 Additional Visas for Seasonal Non-Farm Workers. May 28th, 2018 Another 15,000 H-2B visas will be issued under the Trump Administration to allow more foreign workers to come to the US to fill job vacancies after … Continued

US to Impose Limits to Chinese STEM Student Visas

US to Impose Limits to Chinese STEM Student Visas. May 31st, 2018 The US government looks forward to tightening visa policies and this move will have a major impact on Chinese students following the US-China spat over technology. … Continued

Study Shows U.S. Job Program for Foreign Students Expands

Study Shows U.S. Job Program for Foreign Students Expands. May 31st, 2018 A study was conducted by the Pew Research Center on trends in employment programs for foreign students seeking graduate degrees from US educational institutes. According to … Continued

USCIS and CBP to Implement Form I-129 Pilot Program for Canadian L-1 Nonimmigrants

USCIS and CBP to Implement Form I-129 Pilot Program for Canadian L-1 Nonimmigrants. June 5th, 2018 Pilot program has been implemented by the USCIS, starting from April 30th to October 31st, 2018, to evaluate the adjudication of L-1 visa … Continued

US Fees for Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) Set to Increase

US Fees for Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) Set to Increase. June 6th, 2018 All the increased visa regulations and rules have not only impacted U.S. foreign workers on H-1B or other visas. Foreign students on student visas … Continued