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08/02/2011: USCIS Reportedly to Announce Today Administrative Fix Plan for
Employment-Based Immigrants
Report indicates that the USCIS Director disclosed yesterday that he will
unveil today a plan to make it easier for some foreigners to qualify for
legal permanent residence, or green cards, if they can demonstrate their
work will be in the U.S. national interest. The changes will also include a
way for entrepreneurs to obtain work visas without a job offer from an
established company. Reportedly he also plans to announce that USCIS will be
training its examiners on how visa-eligibility requirements apply to
entrepreneurs. As part of the new initiatives, foreign entrepreneurs will be
eligible for a so-called EB-2 immigrant visa without a specific job offer,
as long as they demonstrate that their business endeavors will be in the U.S
. national interest. As part of the new measures, a sole entrepreneur can
also qualify for an H-1B if the individual's employment is decided by a
corporate board or shareholders of the start-up company. The USCIS is
reportedly also seeking to speed up the approval process by hiring
additional adjudicators to evaluate applications and enabling petitioners to
make their case before an expert panel should their application require
further evidence or be denied. The moves apparently come as demand for H-1B
visas has fallen.
Please stay tuned to this website for the scheduled release of the plan.