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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that starting from October, they will increase their operational fees by an average of 20 per cent in an effort to recover its costs of services. The Department of Homeland Security released a Final Rule last week, which details the new fee adjustments. In a press release of July 31, the USCIS claimed that if they continue with the current fees, they would be underfunded by up to $1 [...]

President Donald Trump's decision to ban work visas is leading to a shortage of medical staff across hospitals all over the United States of America while the Coronavirus outbreak continues to be spread. Trump's decision to stop the issuance of work visas, on June 22,  has stopped a large share of international doctors from helping US patients get out of the Coronavirus crisis, VisaGuide.World reports. The changes applied to immigration rules included H1-B visas for highly-skilled workers [...]

President Donald Trump's administration has decided to abandon its plan to bar international students from living in the United States while taking fall classes online, on Tuesday. The decision came soon after the attorneys general of 17 states, and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, for not allowing international students to take online-only courses this fall semester. Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology also filed [...]

The United States President Donald Trump is facing a field lawsuit by the attorneys general of 17 states and the District of Columbia for not permitting international students to take online-only courses this fall semester. The lawsuit has been filed on Monday by the attorneys and the District of Columbia, in the US Court in Massachusetts against the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They also attempt to stop the policy from going into [...]

US President Donald Trump is working on establishing a merit-based immigration system, according to the White House. This new policy could also include a way toward citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, but it does not include amnesty. “The President has long said he is willing to work with the Congress on a negotiated legislative solution to the DACA,” the White House said. “One that could include citizenship, along with strong border security and permanent merit-based reforms. [...]