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	<title>Global Visas UK Immigration Work Permits &#187; US immigration</title>
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		<title>Immigration officials advise Indian students to apply for US visas early</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States-India Educational Foundation and US immigration officials advised students wishing to study in the US should apply early for the US visas so they have time to prepare properly for their interview. Jessica Pfleiderer, Vice Consul of the Consulate General of the US, stressed the need for coming well prepared to the US [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US immigration adds more countries to list of eligible applicants for H-2A and H-2B visas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced last week that there have been five more countries added to the list of eligible nationals who can participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs in 2012. This brings the lists total to 58 countries. The list of Countries will be reviewed again one year from the date [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US announces easier visa arrangements for foreigners; visa free travel for Taiwan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US President Obama announced yesterday that &#8220;America is open for business&#8221; and detailed a new approach the country is planning to take in order to make it easier for foreign visitors from certain Countries to travel to the US in an effort to boost tourism and create jobs. &#8220;I want America to be the top [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Congress members request expedited US visas for Haitians</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With this month marking the two year anniversary of Haiti&#8217;s massive earthquake, members of the US Congress along with Haitian-American community leaders are urging the Obama administration to expedite US visas for more Haitians to live and work in the US. Specifically, they are asking to fast-track visas for tens of thousands of Haitians whose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US travel association pushes Congress to ease visitor visa restrictions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Travel Association is pushing Congress to pass new legislation to ease US visitor visa restrictions in the hope that tourism to the US will increase. International visitors are expected to spend more than $152 billion in the year 2012, but tourists could offer an even larger boost to the US economy if the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Consulate increases US visa processing facilities in Shanghai</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Consulate General in Shanghai is increasing in size in order to deal with the rapidly increasing number of US visa applications it processes. In 2011, US consular officers in China had processed more than 1 million non-immigrant visa applications, 30 percent of them in Shanghai. These visa applications are mainly from Chinese citizens [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USCIS nearing completion of new online US visa application system</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced they are in the post-development testing phase of a new online application system that will eventually change the paper-based agency into an electronic, online organisation. The new Electronic Immigration System (ELIS) will reduce the US immigration department&#8217;s reliance on paper and make it easier to access information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US immigration H-1B visa cap met for foreign skilled workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced they have received enough petitions for graduate level skilled workers under the H-1B visa program to meet the cap of 65,000 for fiscal year 2012. This is the earliest the visa cap has been reached in the past three years, signifying renewed demand for this visa program. Each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US H-1B visa program nearing cap &#8211; Apply now!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US H-1B visa program is about to reach its maximum cap of 65,000 visas. As of 18 November, 61,800 visas have been granted leaving only a small number left for employers looking to employ graduate level foreign workers in the US under this program. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant work visa that allows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US announces business travel card visa scheme for Asia-Pacific countries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business leaders welcomed new legislation signed by US President Obama and the 21 leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic cooperation (APEC) to enable the introduction of the APEC Business Travel Card Scheme to make travel across the Asia-Pacific region easier, faster, and more secure. President Obama signed the bill which will allow issuance of the APEC [...]]]></description>
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