The immigration reform bill which was reintroduced in the US Senate has passed the first of many hurdles; yesterday the first cloture vote to proceed passed by a vote of 64-35. The Justice for Immigrants campaign has issued an alert urging all Americans to call their senators. Here is the text of the alert: TAKE… Continue reading Justice for Immigrants urges action following cloture vote
Category: Visas
Limerick man’s visit home results in US visa trouble
A 35-year-old Limerick native has been prevented from returning to his pregnant wife in Iowa by US immigration authorities. Jimmy Murphy of Newcastle West has been married less than a year to Iowa native Rachele Murphy; he was employed in the US and had applied for adjustment of status, which he was told would take… Continue reading Limerick man’s visit home results in US visa trouble
US immigrants face application fee hikes
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services this week announced proposals for major hikes in application fees. The increases, in some cases amounting to 500%, are expected to go through in June. The proposed application fee increases include:– $905 for a green card application; thecurrent fee is $325.– $1,370 for adjustment of status from temporary to lawful… Continue reading US immigrants face application fee hikes
Visa mixup puts South African resident in jail
An Irish golf instructor who has lived in South Africa for five years spent 12 days in jail in a visa mixup, according to the South African Sunday Tribune. David Graham was in the process of applying for a visa extension when he was arrested in June in Durban. Immigration officials had misread a figure… Continue reading Visa mixup puts South African resident in jail
Minister proposes US-Ireland visa exchange
Tony Killeen, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has said he supports the idea of establishing a programme that would legalise undocumented Irish workers in exchange for giving Irish work visas to Americans. Mr Killeen was speaking after returning from the FAS Jobs event in the US. He said he… Continue reading Minister proposes US-Ireland visa exchange
Australia targets Ireland in global campaign for workers
Australia is holding an event in Dublin as part of a global campaign to attract 100,000 skilled workers to the country. Similar events are being held in Britain, the US and South America. The are targeting workers who are under 45, have good English, and have qualifications and/or work experience in several occupations in demand;… Continue reading Australia targets Ireland in global campaign for workers