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Lottery Results
Visa Lottery Winners’ Travel Ban Suit Scores Partial Victory (1)
A Washington, DC, federal judge ordered the State Department to process visa applications for a group of immigrants blocked from entering the US by the Trump administration’s travel ban on 19 countries. Judge…
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Businesses Prep H-1B Backups as Revamped Visa Lottery Opens
Companies that rely on skilled foreign workers are already thinking through fallback options if the upcoming H-1B visa lottery doesn’t go their way. This year’s selection process—which opens to registrations March 4—is the…
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State Department Adds $1 Entry Fee for Diversity Visa Applicants
Would-be immigrants will be required to pay a new $1 registration fee to enter the annual lottery for diversity visas, the State Department announced. The new fee will take effect beginning Tuesday when…
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Trump’s ‘Maximum Chaos’ in Immigration Leaves Employers Hanging
Employers are struggling to navigate an evolving patchwork of unpredictable Trump administration policies disrupting entry to the US from nearly 100 countries. The latest hurdle erected by the administration earlier this month blocked…
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State Department Mandates Passports for Diversity Visa Seekers
US immigrant hopefuls will need to hold a valid passport from their home country before entering the Diversity Visa lottery beginning next month. A State Department final rule released Tuesday revives a measure…
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Workers’ H-1B Lottery Wins Boosted Under New Trump Framework
After years of worsening odds in the annual H-1B visa lottery, US businesses this year saw selection rates jump to unseen levels for high-skilled foreign workers, according to initial results shared with Bloomberg…
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