It’s always good to see progress. The United Kingdom has finally opened its visa application centre in Baghdad, making it much easier for Iraqis to enter the UK for tourism, to meet friends and family, or to do business. At Iraq ...
New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators would nearly double the number of H-1B visas that companies can get each year to hire foreign high-skill workers, including technology employees. The Immigration ...
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The group of U.S. Senators who are leading an effort to develop a bipartisan comprehensive immigration bill want it to include a so-called STEM visa. The bipartisan group of eight senators Monday released the framework for an immigration ...
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In 2012, 947,600 passengers used Erbil’s new International Airport, a 53% increase on the previous year, whilst cargo tonnage also increased dramatically, with a 54% increase to 27,849 tonnes per annum. The 2012 passenger count ...
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Questions answered by Viktor Osipov, president of "StekloSouz Russia", Chairman of the org. Committee of the International Specialized Exhibition "GlassExpo" Q: What will happen to the glass industry in 2013? V.I. Osipov: In ...
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Two illegal workers have been jailed for documentation offences and two deported after the UK Border Agency (UKBA) arrested five immigration offenders in a raid at a Somerset egg production facility. The UK Border Agency arrested five ...
Computerworld - U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who is chair of the Senate's Immigration, Refugees and Border Security subcommittee, is introducing his own STEM visa bill to challenge a similar Republican bill in the House. Schumer's ...
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A federal court decision on Monday to throw out a civil lawsuit against Infosys is a clear loss for the plaintiff, Jay Palmer. But it isn't much of a win for Infosys. The real problem for IT services firm Infosys is an investigation by ...
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The UK Border Agency (UKBA) must crack down on bogus student visas ahead of the roll-out of its troubled e-borders programme, MPs have urged. In 2009, the number of migrants who abused the student route to work rather than study went up ...
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1. How to get permanent residence permit? You should submit: (a) Valid passport or equivalent; (b) Health certi_ cate issued at state level; (c) Credentials proving no criminal record by China embassies or consulates; (d) Two passport ...
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Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, may be getting ready to support legislation to grant green cards to holders of advanced degrees in the so-called STEM fields. Smith, the gatekeeper on immigration ...
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Monday marked the start of the 2013 federal fiscal year, and with it the release of a new batch of H-1B visas. The 85,000 H-1B visa cap, including the 20,000 visas that are set aside for advanced degree graduates with STEM (Science, ...
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A Republican-led effort to issue up to 55,000 STEM visas a year to students who earn advanced degrees at U.S. universities was defeated Thursday in a House vote. Because the bill was brought up on the suspension calendar, it needed a ...
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A group that monitors IT help wanted advertisements claims that there are many job ads specifically designed to recruit visa holders and not U.S. workers, a practice it charges is discriminatory. These IT companies often express in the ...
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A Brookings Institution report that looks at H-1B use in U.S. metropolitan areas is being criticized for its approach, as well as its research data. Some of the criticism is coming from Jared Bernstein, who until last year was a member of ...
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