National park fee: No more free entry on MLK Day, Juneteenth; replaced by Trump’s birthday

[ad_1] The Trump administration has removed Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth from next year’s list of fee-free entry days at US national parks and added President Donald Trump’s birthday, according to the national park service (NPS). The revised calendar, effective January 1, comes as the administration continues reshaping how US history is reflected […]

‘Make it per day’: Iran-born Silicon Valley CTO who hires from India jokes about yearly $100,000 H-1B visa fee

[ad_1] Shahriar Tajbakhsh, the CTO and co-founder of Metaview AI, which sells software to help automate job interviews, joked about the $100,000 H-1B yearly visa fee and said ‘make it per day’. The company recently created a social media stir as they did their hiring in India, the hub of H-1B, fearing neither the fee […]

$5,000 ‘apprehension fee’ on illegal migrants above 14 years age: ‘Regardless of how long they’ve been in US’

[ad_1] On top of all the new immigration rules the Donald Trump administration recently announced, there is a new $5,000 ‘apprehension fee’ on migrants without legal status, US Border Patrol chief Micheal banks announced. This charge will apply to people apprehended after crossing the border between posts of entry. The fee is part of a […]

US firm’s ‘we still sponsor H-1Bs’ hoardings in India grab eyeballs amid $100,000 visa fee row

[ad_1] A US-based AI recruitment firm came to IIT-Delhi for placement and assured the students that they will not hesitate to sponsor H-1Bs because of the $100,000 fee that the Donald Trump administration imposed, so that companies rely on American talent and don’t import foreign skills. The firm’s social media marketing also targeted the H-1B […]

UAE: Sharjah offers tenants major relief; 50% fee cut and full fine waiver for expired lease contracts | World News

[ad_1] Sharjah tenants can now regularise old, uncertified leases with a 50% fee discount and full waiver of administrative fines/ Image: Sharjah24 The Sharjah Executive Council has approved a settlement plan for unauthorised lease contracts across the emirate, offering tenants and landlords significant fee and fine exemptions under new regulations. Chaired by His Highness Sheikh […]

What is the new $1,000 immigration parole fee? Who all needs to pay this while entering the US?

[ad_1] USCIS notified new $1000 fee for individuals when they are paroled into the US. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has notified the new immigration parole fee of $1,000 required from now on for certain types of migrants. Parole is a temporary permission to enter and stay in the US without visa or other […]

H-1B: List of new restrictions proposed by White House after $100,000 visa fee

[ad_1] Trump administration is working on new immigration restriction rules. The Donald Trump administration is pushing for a major overhaul of the H-1B visa program, going beyond the initial shock of the $100,000 fee that is now mandatory for all companies that want to file H-1B petition to hire staff from foreign countries. The proposals, […]

L-1 visa will now be abused: Biden’s ex-adviser Ajay Bhutoria on $100,000 H-1B fee

[ad_1] Indian-American community leader predicts that now L-1 visa will be abused as companies can’t use H-1B without paying the hefty $100,000 fee. Former president Joe Biden’s ex-adviser Ajay Bhutoria, the Indian-American community leader on immigration policy, said there have been instances of rampant abuses of the H-1B visa program that resulted in the desperate […]

‘Suffering for stress, anxiety’: Indian woman Phoenix Doe cited in lawsuit against Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee

[ad_1] The lawsuit challenging Trump’s H-1B fee of $100,000 cites the case of an Indian woman, Phoenix Doe. Donald Trump’s proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas got its first legal hurdle as a coalition of unions, employers and religious groups filed a lawsuit challenging the fee in federal court in San Francisco. The […]

US companies will now hire remote workers: Economist’s take on H-1B visa fee hike triggers debate

[ad_1] Economist warned that US companies will now switch to outsourcing instead of applying for H-1B program. Economist Peter Schiff stoked a controversy on H-1B as he expressed his opinion that the hike in the visa fee would not stop tech companies from hiring foreigners. They will now hire foreigners for remote roles where they […]