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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano Announces New Initiatives
to Promote Expedited Green Cards for Entrepreneurs and
Investors
On August 2, 2011, DHS Secretary Napolitano outlined a series of policy, operational and outreach efforts to fuel the nation's economy and stimulate investment by attracting foreign entrepreneurial talent of exceptional ability or who otherwise can create jobs, from startup companies, and invest capital in areas of high unemployment.
The new initiatives affect H-1B
Work Visas, EB-2 National Interest green cards, EB-1 Transferred
Multinational Executives and Managers and EB-5 Investor Visas. For more, click
here.
White House Blog Supports Need for High-Skilled Immigration Reform
"Promotes
More Visas for Best and Brightest"
"Our
immigration system should be designed to encourage talented people
to study in the United States and start companies here. Instead of showing these future
entrepreneurs and scientists the door, we should be stapling a green
card to their diplomas and providing Startup Visas to those with the
best ideas." Posted by Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisors. For more, click
here.
USCIS Issues New Guidance on "Employer-Employee Relationship" in H-1B Work Visa Cases
In a Memo updated August 2,
2011, the USCIS provides additional guidance for employers about
initial acceptable evidence establishing the employer's "right to
control" an H-1B worker's employment. This is especially
important for computer/ IT consulting positions. For more from USCIS, click
here.
Department of Labor Reports: More
Than 40% of Recent Permanent Labor Certification
Employer
Sponsorships are for
Master's Degree or Ph.D. Employees
The PERM System, administered by
the Department of Labor is the most frequently used method for
U.S. Employers to sponsor international employees for green cards. Of 22,200 current active PERM
cases pending, 37% required a
Bachelor's Degree, 37% required a Master's Degree and 4% required a
Doctorate. For more from the
Department of Labor chart, click
here.
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