Seen that? – UK Maintains Visa Rules
Posted: August 16th, 2012 | Author: admin | Filed under: Best of | No Comments » UK Maintains Visa Rules Global Mobility Report
After much speculation that the United Kingdom would enact new anti-terrorism immigration rules in the wake of failed bombings in London and Glasgow, the British High Commission report no changes in visa clearance procedures are anticipated. See Britain: No changes in visa rules, Indian Express, July 13, 2007, for the rest of the story. [...] Read More
US Reconsiders H2A Visa Rules for Agricultural Workers Global Mobility Report
The United States Departments of Homeland Security and Labor are reviewing federal regulations for the H2A seasonal agricultural workers visa to help the farming sector meet labor needs, especially at harvest time. Comprehensive immigration reform proposals before the US Congress earlier this year included visa benefits for agriculture. But that proposed legislation seems bogged down and unlikely to become law soon. With an estimated 3/4 of workers on American farms thought [...] Read More
UK proposed changes to immigration rules for skilled migrant workers unfair Global Mobility Report
A United Kingdom parliamentary committee criticized proposed changes announced last year to the UK's Highly Skilled migrant Program. Not only were the rules changed, but the changes were applied retroactively to people who already came to Britain under the program, making it more difficult for them to settle in Britain permanently. See MPs say immigration changes unfair, Reuters, August 9, 2007, for more information. [...] Read More
U.S. DHS Pulls RFID Visa Trial The Wireless Weblog
RFID Update reports today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has decided to pull an RFID trial from its U.S. Visitor and Immigration Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program "after the technology's read rates proved inadequate." The DHS has been placing RFID tags in I-94 visas, with the intention of scanning those documents at border crossings with Mexico and Canada. However, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that over the [...] Read More
New Visa Rules Impact Golfers Eagle Par Birdie
Courtesy: Getty Images Over the past couple of years, authorities in the United States have increased their scrutiny of people entering the country – whether they're visitors or returning American residents or citizens. This scrutiny has taken various forms. Remember those famous "no-fly" lists? A number of other changes have been quietly coming into effect as well. Canadians wishing to cross the longest undefended border in the world by air must now do [...] Read More
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