American Immigration Weekly Recap – October 31st to November 4th

H-1B visas from third country nationals are now accepted The U.S. Consulate General in Vancouver, Canada has announced that it will accept applications for nonimmigrant visas for third country nationals (TCN). This applies to those applying for H-1B visas for the first time. TCNs are foreign nationals who have the legal right to stay in […]

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How to find out if a Person is Permanent Resident or a Conditional Permanent Resident?

A Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) can show their status through their green card. A green card is issued to prove the permanent resident’s status in the U.S. A green card can also be referred to as a Permanent Resident Card, I-551 or an Alien Registration Card. The green card has an expiration date on it

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American Immigration Weekly Recap – October 10th to 14th

Immigrants find legal system another challenge Refugees and immigrants often find it difficult to navigate America’s legal system. Things like language barriers also pose problems for immigrants. The U.S. to emulate Canada immigration program The U.S. is looking to put in place a system to privately sponsor refugees, similar to the Canadian program that allows

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American Immigration Weekly Recap – September 26th to 30th

Travis County Sheriff concerned over immigration with likely successor The outgoing Sheriff of Travis County, Greg Hamilton, warned that his likely successor Hernandez’s promise to not cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities might be a ‘dangerous move.’ Read on to know what Hernandez says about deporting undocumented immigrants. Dairy farmers claim not

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American Immigration Weekly Recap – September 19th to 23rd

Trump claims that Clinton wants open borders Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump says that his rival Hillary Clinton is the first U.S. Presidential candidate who wants open borders and who is in favor of abolishing the country’s borders. He said that Clinton’s plan would create a “grave peril” and that the country will be put

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