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US says speeding up visas for researchers
Jun 04, 2009 |
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The United States is speeding up visa applications for researchers and graduate students, an official said Thursday, hoping to ease a long backlog that raised fears that scientists would head elsewhere.
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Fewer applications for H-1B visas expected this year
Apr 02, 2009 |
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With unemployment skyrocketing across the nation, tech and other companies this year are expected to request fewer visas for highly skilled foreign workers, according to industry experts.
H-1B Answer: Innovation
Apr 13, 2007 |
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What technology company executive doesn't champion innovation? Innovation is held up as the holy grail of high tech. Innovation promises to better the world, raise living standards and provide a good job for everyone.
Senate Bill Gives U.S. Workers First Dibs on H-1B Jobs
Apr 07, 2007 |
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One of the longest-running defenses of the hotly debated H-1B temporary worker visa program is that there are simply not enough U.S. workers to fill out many corporations' programming, engineering and back-office positions, ...
H-1B Scramble Hits Fever Pitch
Apr 01, 2007 |
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The months leading up to the opening of the H-1B filing season has been more dramatic than ever this year, due in part to the speedy exhaustion of visa supply last year, setting a new record.
Britain plans to expand TB test for visa
Jul 25, 2007 |
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The British government plans to expand a pilot program now requiring visitors from seven countries with high rates of tuberculosis to be tested.
Permanent admissions are better for US high-tech workforce than H-1B expansion
Mar 24, 2006 |
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Despite numerous government reports pointing out major flaws and weaknesses of the H-1B visa program, Congress is considering increasing the annual H-1B visa cap by at least 50,000 without strengthening safeguards to protect ...
Visa change means fewer rural doctors
Feb 16, 2007 |
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Congressional changes to U.S. visa laws intended to help companies hire skilled workers have made it hard for rural areas to find doctors.
Biometric Passport Control: No Place To Hide
Sep 25, 2007 |
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Siemens is making border crossings in Europe more secure through biometric systems that store individual characteristics such as fingerprints and facial photos on a chip integrated into a passport.
Report: Supply of IT Pros Down, Though Demand Is Up
May 11, 2007 |
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According to a new report, demand for IT employment is high, but the supply of workers is lacking, and one of the reasons listed is that "tech just ain't cool."
IT Worker Confidence a Mixed Bag
May 04, 2007 |
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Two recruiting companies find different results when they poll IT workers about their confidence in the economy, their jobs and finances.
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