Indian H-1B filings set to drop by 50% this year

See the original article BENGALURU: Immigration experts believe there could be a sharp decline in the number of H-1B petitions filed by Indian IT services companies + this year following the tough environment created by the US administration under president Donald Trump. H-1B filings for the next fiscal began on April 2, and will conclude…

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Trump’s H1B Visa Policy to Hit Indian IT Firms

See original article US issues 85,000 H1B visas every year, including 20,000 for those with advanced degrees from US universities A new policy announced by US President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to hit the third-party supplier base of Indian information technology (IT) companies in the US. According to the policy, companies would now have to go…

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US to require would-be immigrants to turn over social media handles

See the original story The Trump administration plans to require immigrants applying to come to the United States to submit five years of social media history, it announced Thursday, setting up a potential scouring of their Twitter and Facebook histories. The move follows the administration’s emphasis on “extreme vetting” of would-be immigrants to the US,…

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USCIS Director L. Francis Cissna on New Agency Mission Statement

See the original story Release Date: Feb. 22, 2018 “In my short time as director of USCIS, I continue to be impressed by the commitment and dedication that employees throughout the agency have shown toward our common goals. USCIS employees are passionate about upholding the rule of law and ensuring the integrity of our immigration…

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Jinhee Wilde Voted Top 25 Immigration Lawyer

Jinhee Wilde’s 32 years of legal experience began first as a prosecutor for Chicago and then as the Inspector General designee, special counsel and attorney advisor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This extensive government experience still gives her a government lawyer’s perspective to help her clients, which may explain her stellar track record in…

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