For Congress, the Thanksgiving break leaves a number of questions unanswered. Most will be concerned over the debate that will ensue over tax reform, but perhaps the most important unanswered question will be about immigration reform. President Trump announced in...
It appears that international student enrollment may be on the decline in Louisiana. As part of its 2017 Open Doors report, the Institute of International Education put out fact sheets on the states. The fact sheet for Louisiana puts the number of international...
Certain things could leave a foreign national staying here in the U.S. concerned about their future in the country. One such thing is an immigration program that provided them with benefits ending. There are a variety of impacts losing such benefits could have. In...
One of the ways a person from another country can get permission to work in America is through being granted a nonimmigrant work visa. These visas allow a person legal status to live and work in the U.S. on a temporary basis. How long the visa lasts depends on the...
There are many concerns a foreign national living here in America could have when there is the possibility of a major change in the immigration benefits and options available to them. This includes concerns over what impacts the change could have for their children....
Each U.S. visa has its own set of rules and issues connected to it. This includes the F-1 visa, the main student visa in the United States. When a person from a foreign country is pursuing an F-1 visa and its corresponding immigration status in connection to a desire...
When a foreign national comes to the U.S. to work in a specialty occupation on an H-1B work visa, they may bring certain family members with them. Under U.S. immigration law, certain relatives of such workers can qualify for legal immigration status through a special...
When one of the big goals of a foreign national who has come to the U.S. is to work in the U.S., there are many things it is critical for them to be aware of. One is what the immigration status that they are in the U.S. on means for their work eligibility. There are...
There are many different types of education international students could pursue in the United States. This includes business education. It appears that recently, though, interest in coming to study at U.S. business schools may be down among students from other...
Individuals from certain countries are only allowed entry into the U.S. if they have been granted a visa. When applying for a visa, such individuals will generally give their plans for what they will be doing when they are in America to U.S. officials. Sometimes,...