When President Barack Obama outlined why he was letting as many as 4 million immigrants stay and work legally in this country last month, it sounded like he was talking about Arturo Hernandez. Hernandez, 42, meets the criteria for Obama’s deportation relief. He has a daughter who was born here […]
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The partisan fight over immigration reform is far from over, but one casualty is likely to be the U.S. green card lottery, the tiny program that confers legal immigration status on people from countries underrepresented in America’s melting pot. The Senate’s immigration bill, currently in legislative limbo, proposes to end it, […]
Belgium: Salary Thresholds Increasing in 2015 for Fast-Track Work Permit B and Blue Card Applications
9 Dec
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The Belgian Ministry of Employment has increased the minimum salary required for both the Fast-track Work Permit B and the European (EU) Blue Card. The EU Blue Card is a work and residence permit for highly skilled non-EU citizens. The Blue Card was designed by the EU to assist with […]
Short on the heels of a nonbinding House vote to block President Obama’s executive action on immigration, some 20 Democratic U.S. mayors are meeting today in New York City to send a different message: They want to help implement the president’s plan. The meeting, hosted by New York Mayor Bill […]