Interim regulations have been issued to implement 20,000 additional new H-1B
visas for those with U.S. Master's degrees.
Click here for the full text of the regulation.
(5/5/2005)
The Dept. of State will stop
accepting applications for stateside visa revalidation as of July 6, 2004.
After that date all visas (even renewal visas) must be issued at a U.S.
Embassy or Consulate abroad. (6/11/04).
New Streamlined Procedure For Obtaining Mexican TN Visa. With the
oversubscribedH-1B quota,
other types of working visas are becoming more useful for bringing
foreign professionals into the U.S. As of 2004,
Mexican nationals can obtain TN (NAFTA) visas simply by applying at a
U.S. Consulate or Embassy. The requirement of first applying to the
Dept. of Labor and the INS (now DHS), in place for a decade, has been
abolished.
Full text of
Memo. (January 1, 2004)
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