Posts Tagged ‘Foreign Nationals’

Canada to make transition to permanent residency faster for immigrants

April 22nd, 2012 Tushar Mathur

Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced this week that in order to more quickly meet Canada’s labour market needs, the immigration department will make changes to allow highly-skilled temporary foreign workers to transition to permanent residence more quickly.

“Thousands of highly-skilled foreign nationals are working successfully in Canada on a temporary basis,” said Kenney. “Expediting their transition to permanent residence would help Canada retain bright and talented people who already have Canadian work experience and the ability to communicate in English or French. In many cases, they already have a job lined up.

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L-1 visa petitions for applicants starting a new U.S. office

November 1st, 2011 Tushar Mathur
Immigration Act Section 101(a)(15)(L) allows a multinational company to temporarily transfer foreign nationals with management, executive, and specialized knowledge skills to the United States to continue employment with an office of the same employer.   Petitioners seeking to classify foreigners as intracompany transferees must file an I-129 petition with a USCIS service center for a determination.  There are many complicated issues involved in the adjudication of an L-1 visa petition.  For examples, the petitioner must establish that there is a qualifying relationship between the U.S.

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Third Circuit Appeal Court held section 245(i) does not overcome 10-year illegal presence bar

September 28th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

Section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act allows certain foreigners in the United States who would not normally qualify to apply for adjustment of status in the U.S.

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German immigration on the rise

April 14th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

For the first time in a decade, Germany has seen an increase in immigration into the country, according to numbers published by the national statistics office.

At the end of 2010, approximately 6.75 million foreign nationals were registered in Germany, bringing the immigrant population of Germany to just over 8 percent. This was a rise of 58,000 over the previous year.

More than a third of foreign nationals residing in Germany are from other European Union member states.

The largest group consisted of 21,600 Romanians, followed by large numbers of Polish and Bulgarian nationals.

In recent years Germany has had quite tough immigration controls.

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Japanese Visitors Allowed to Stay Additional 30 Days Due to Recent Earthquakes and Tsunami

March 12th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

The USCIS issued an advisory for Japanese and other foreign nationals from the Pacific stranded in the United States due to the earthquakes and tsunami devastation in the Pacific.  They may be permitted up to an additional 30 days to depart the U.S.

Visitors traveling under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP):

 Visitors traveling under a nonimmigrant visa:

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Destination America!

June 12th, 2010 Tushar Mathur

It is not just naturalized American citizens who have the American dream. Many foreign nationals too seek to find opportunities in America in order to build a better future for them and their families. Many Indians have the same mindset as those of their countrymen – America is the land of plenty. Destination set, it is just left to the simple matter of obtaining the legal right to remain in the country. In other words, getting a green card or the process of being a permanent resident in America.

A common way to apply for a green card is through family based immigration i.e.

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About the J1 Waiver

October 6th, 2009 Tushar Mathur

The J1 visa is issued to the foreign exchange students who have traveled to the United States for the reason of getting some training or some sort of education. As per the clause of the J1 visa the people traveling to the United States on the J1 visa would be required to stay in the home country for the next two years post the completion of the training in the United States for which the visa was issued in the first place.

The basic reason for this requirement defined by the United States government, is that the person who has acquired the advanced skills and knowledge from the United States by the virtue of the exchange visitor program, he or she should go back to the home country and spread the knowledge to people there.

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