FEM Immigration News

A bill introduced by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) would streamline the permanent residence process and allocate 55,000 employment-based immigrant visas to STEM advanced-degree graduates. EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 foreign nationals would be eligible to file an adjustment of status application before an immigrant visa became available, on payment of an additional fee. Unused employment-based...

Effective immediately, foreign nationals extending their visas in Mexico City can no longer schedule their own appointment time; one will be assigned to them. The principal and all dependents must attend the appointment together. The Mexican National Immigration Institute (INM) recently implemented strict new procedures for visa renewals in Mexico City, effective immediately. Foreign...

Companies that are certified by the Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) and employ less than ten foreign employees must begin using the new online system immediately. BOI certified companies with ten or more foreign employees have until October 1, 2012 to move to the new system. The Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI)...

Companies that are certified by the Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) and employ less than ten foreign employees must begin using the new online system immediately. BOI certified companies with ten or more foreign employees have until October 1, 2012 to move to the new system. The Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI)...

As of May 4, a total of 46,200 H-1B cap cases were filed for Fiscal Year 2013, USCIS has announced. This is an increase of 4,700 filings since the agency’s last count on April 27. Some 32,500 cases have now been filed against the standard H-1B cap of 65,000 and 13,700 have now been filed...

Effective July 1, 2012, only legally married or registered foreign domestic partners will be able to join or accompany a foreign or Dutch national residing in the Netherlands. The new policy will not apply to residence permit applications filed before July 1. Existing residence permit holders will remain able to renew their permits under...

Effective July 1, 2012, only legally married or registered foreign domestic partners will be able to join or accompany a foreign or Dutch national residing in the Netherlands. The new policy will not apply to residence permit applications filed before July 1. Existing residence permit holders will remain able to renew their permits under...

As of April 27, a total of 41,500 H-1B cap cases were filed for Fiscal Year 2013, USCIS announced today. This is an increase of 5,600 filings since the agency’s last count on April 20. Some 29,200 cases have now been filed against the standard H-1B cap of 65,000 and 12,300 have now been filed...

Foreign nationals seeking to work in Ghana can no longer enter as visitors while a work permit application is pending. They must wait until they obtain a work permit before entering the country. Employers in the oil and gas industry are now subject to heightened recruitment requirements when sponsoring foreign workers and closer scrutiny...

The annual limit on immigrant visas for EB-2 India and mainland China was apparently reached on April 11, according to a report from the American Immigration Lawyers Association. USCIS will still accept EB-2 India/China adjustment applications based on priority dates cut-offs in the April and May Visa Bulletins, but these cases will be held...