Tag Archives: visa applications
More on “Extreme Vetting”
President Trump directed the Secretary of State to implement additional screening and vetting standards for all visa applicants. As a result of this directive, the Department of State has proposed a requirement that visa applicants provide much more detailed information about their families, social media history, family members, and address and employment history. This will […]
CNN Money – High-skilled visa applications hit record high
This year, 233,000 foreigners applied for the H-1B, the most common visa for high-skilled foreign workers. That’s up significantly from 2014 (172,500 applications) and nearly double the applicants from two years ago (124,000). “I’m not surprised by how high the number is,” said immigration lawyer Tahmina Watson of Watson Immigration Law. “The world has changed and […]
