VISA2US Blog

Researchers found that second generation children whose parents were not born in the U.S. have done just as well economically in the most recent wave of immigration as children whose parents were born in the U.S.

Mobility in terms of overcoming obstacles and increasing incomes is an important subject when it comes to understanding U.S. immigration.

The report for Q1 of 2022 shows that the U.S. has a high level of newly admitted arrivals from Asian and African countries, and also points to well known trends with regards to Mexico, India, and China.

One of the problems with the H1-B visa is the long application cycle that can create an out-of-status situation for some applicants. The O-1 visa, however, is available immediately once it has been granted.

Backlogged cases are often cited as the reason immigration doesn’t work, yet several policy prescriptions being finalized show that progress has also been made.

Denial rates for certain specialty visas such as the H1-B continue to fall in the United States. Now more companies are able to hire the talent they need as they bounce back after a pandemic year.

The DV lottery is a unique path to a green card in the United States, but it’s not always easy to secure an immigrant visa in the same fiscal year you won the lottery.

The USCIS has released their data on I-360 child self-petitioners from 2010 to 2020. The results of this data are telling, and show the trends in applications received, approved, and denied in this category in the past decade.

Overall, more denials occurred per in FY 2020 for family-based green card applications vs. employment-based green card applications.

The rates of working immigrants in the U.S. per their American counterpart varies from state to state, which is largely reflective of the different industries and sectors of employment in each state.