Immigration staff will increase by up to 30 percent in Hamilton as the agency battles to improve delays to visa applications.

New Zealand - Changes to the work visa system announced by the Minister of Immigration are not all positive for employers or migrants.

Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner told Senate Republicans Wednesday that the party should unite behind a 600-page immigration plan he crafted ahead of the 2020 election so the party can provide a positive vision for reform.

Washington: The Trump administration is proposing a nearly five-fold increase in merit-based legal immigration and half those based on family and humanitarian system, in an effort to overhaul the outdated system.

Canadian City Spotlight series features some of the amazing hidden gems across the country. Today we continue the journey, sharing the key highlights that make the city of Sudbury, Ontario an up-and-coming destination to call home in Canada.

The Office of the Management and Budget has completed its review of the proposed changes to the minimum investment into the EB-5 investor program. The Department of Homeland Security had proposed an increase from $500,000 to $900,000 for investments in Targeted Employment Areas (TEA) and from $1 million to $1.8 million for non-targeted employment areas.

H1B visa is a nonimmigrant work visa for foreign graduate level workers who are allowed to work in the US for a period of three years, extendable by another three. Unfortunate circumstances can change this time-frame quickly and you may find yourself without a job in a foreign land. For H1B employees, their rights to stay within the US is tied to their employment.

In the lead up to the introduction of the new Skilled Regional visas in November, Immigration has announced further details on the implementation dates for the 491 and 494 visas, and transitional arrangements for Subclass 489 and RSMS visas.

The general climate in the United States for immigrants, tighter enforcement of immigration law aimed at slowing legal immigration, and delays in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processing of applications and petitions for immigration benefits under the Trump administration, have left many immigrants worried about the slow pace of their pending cases.