A new Gold Card program announced by President Trump will speed up the process of gaining an exceptional ability (EB-1A) and national interest (EB-2) visa for those who pay the hefty fee required.
A proposed rule from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would would weight H-1B visa registrations based on beneficiaries' equivalent wage levels.
This checklist may be used to prepare for and respond to a site visit from the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate (FDNS) of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which is designed to verify that petitioners and beneficiaries are following the terms and conditions of their visa petitions.
Business visitors from Malawi and Zambia (and potentially other countries as well) may be required to post bonds as high as $15,000 to come to the United States.