By Liz Robbins, The New York Times A Flatiron district artificial intelligence start-up was recently looking to expand, adding new engineers who happened to know a niche computer language. The people it hired hail from Morocco, Belarus, France, Georgia and Canada. But they are not working in New York. They […]
Daily Archives: December 20, 2017
Without New Laws or Walls, Trump Presses the Brake on Legal Immigration
20 Dec
by Foster LLP, on News
By Miriam Jordan, The New York Times The Cleveland Clinic has faced challenges securing visas for foreign-born specialists, one of many employers affected by President Trump’s tougher approach toward immigration. Credit T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times A scientist recruited by the renowned Cleveland Clinic is stuck in India […]
January 2018 Visa Bulletin – Significant Movement for Other Workers China, Modest Advancement Otherwise
20 Dec
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for January 2018, showing significant advancement in the Other Workers preference category for China and modest forward movement across all employment-based categories except for EB-1, which remains current for all countries. The EB-2 category remains current for applicants born […]