Topic
Visa
402 published works
China Law Blog
China Z Visas are Z Best
By Dan Harris
Got a worried call the other day from a China based foreign businessperson complaining about being forced to return to his home country because his China tourist visa was about…
Employer Law Report
CIS Conducted Random Selection Process for H-1B Visas on April 14
In a follow up to my recent post on H-1B visa petitions, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services conducted the random selection process on April 14, 2008 and announced that it will issue…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Report of the Visa Office 2007
FROM Immigration daily (www.ilw.com):The Visa Office of the DOS recently issued "Report of the Visa Office 2007" which "is an annual report providing statistical information" about the Visa Office's doings.…
Med Law Blog
Waiver Options for Foreign Medical Graduates on J-1 Visas
BY: Kenneth M. Ventresca, Esq., Lisa M. Ventresca, Esq. and Michael Cassidy, Esq. Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) who reside and are employed in the United States on a J-1 Visa…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Nonimmigrant of the Day: Amy Winehouse Denied Visa — Then Granted; She Will Stay in London for Grammys
Troubled English singer Amy Winehouse, who is being treated for drug addiction, will not be attending the Grammy Awards this weekend. The U.S. government reportedly denied her a visa. The…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Family Separation
Mitch Stacy of the Associated Press, writes today about the problems of family separation in the current immigration system:Keith Campbell and his Japanese-born wife spent his 47th birthday half a…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Class Action — VAWA U Visas
Immigrant victims of violent crimes, including vigilante victims and survivors of domestic violence, announced the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of undocumented immigrants living throughout…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Middle America Sues Feds for Immigrant Visa Delay
The top story from today's online Chronicle of Higher Education is that the University of Nebraska at Lincoln has sued the U.S. government to try to force it to respond…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Foreign Scholar Beats U.S. Government!!
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that, in a case considered a bellwether of United States policy toward foreign scholars, the government has decided not to appeal a court ruling…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Iranian Visas Revoked — Politics at Work?
Amid rising tensions with Iran, U.S. officials have abruptly revoked the visas of dozens of Iranian professionals headed to a university reunion in Northern California this weekend, refusing them entry…