Trump admin to extend and expand immigration restrictions

The pandemic is also used as a reason to stop consular services around the world, in effect stopping any new visa applications even for non-immigrant visas not mentioned in this article.

Re: Trump admin to extend and expand immigration restrictions

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Post by 1121redblackgo » Mon, Jun 22, 2020, 8:43 PM UTC

copperx wrote: post #3

Archit3ch wrote: post #2

How likely is this to continue applying beyond the year's end?

If Trump is reelected, it's a certainty.

yikes

Re: Trump admin to extend and expand immigration restrictions

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Post by erikig » Mon, Jun 22, 2020, 9:03 PM UTC

The freeze is pretty wide ranging and will apply to:

- H1-B - Specialty occupations

- H4 - Immediate family members of the H-1B visa holders

- L - Intracompany transferees from oversees

- J - Work-and study-based exchange

- H2-B - Temporary non-agricultural workers