President Obama announced new Business Immigration Actions: 1. Provide work authorization to the H-4 spouses of certain H-1B visa holders. (may be soon) 2. Provide clearer guidance on the meaning of “specialized knowledge” to bring integrity to the L-1B program. This is likely to be done by policy memorandum. 3. STEM OPT Reform. (increase number of STEM categories?, increase time for STEM extension). 4. Visa Bulletin Reform. (use all unused visas and take only for primary beneficiary) 5. New Parole For Researchers, Inventors And Entrepreneurs. 6. Clarify the standard by which a National Interest Waiver (NIW) may be granted. 7. Modernize the PERM. (recruitment process) 8. Clarify portability provisions of AC-21.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 18:03:44 +0000
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