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Daily Archives: September 15, 2016

When a U.S. employer decides to sponsor a foreign national for a work visa, and perhaps later for permanent residence, questions ho is able to cover the costs. Are there any scenarios in which the employer is able to shift the cost of work visa sponsorship and immigration sponsorship to […]

The U.S. Department of State recently published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for October 2016, reporting significant advancement to the “final action cutoff date” for applicants in most employment-based categories. As expected, the substantial forward progress in immigrant visa availability is due to the beginning of the new fiscal year on […]

By Miriam Jordan The Obama administration plans to raise the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. to 110,000 in the 2017 fiscal year starting Oct. 1, from 85,000 this fiscal year, according to an annual refugee report to Congress obtained by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. President Barack […]