7 posts and columns on visas

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Plan for U.S. “Entrepreneur’s Visa” Moves Forward

in News on May 22 at 10:41 am PT

A bipartisan group of senators will introduce legislation Tuesday that would seek to make it easier for foreign students who hold post-graduate degrees in math, science or engineering from American colleges to remain in the U.S. after they finish their studies.

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Online Travel Agencies Pounce on Obama’s Plan to Encourage Tourism

in Commerce on January 19 at 2:16 pm PT

President Obama outlined a plan today that would encourage more tourists to visit the U.S. — an announcement welcomed by online travel agencies. The plan includes deploying more consuls, reducing visa-processing times and revising the list of countries whose citizens don’t need visas.

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Long-Prized Tech Visas Lose Cachet

in News on May 8, 2011 at 11:57 am PT

A visa program designed to supply skilled foreign workers to companies in the U.S. has slowed sharply, attracting about 50% fewer petitions so far this year than last year, and 80% fewer than in 2009.

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India and China, Tech Frenemies

in News on September 10, 2010 at 8:19 am PT

The rivalry between China and India in the information technology sector has grown more intense this year, with India temporarily restricting imports of telecommunications equipment from China over security concerns, and Beijing grousing about New Delhi’s tightening of work visa standards.

New TechNet CEO Rey Ramsey Speaks!

in News on February 10, 2010 at 5:32 am PT

Yesterday–in a very precious San Francisco tea cafe of BoomTown’s choosing–Rey Ramsey was unfailingly and politically polite, despite my rat-a-tat questions and the shoving of a Flip video camera in his face on his first visit to California after nabbing his new job as president and CEO of TechNet. Ramsey better get used to it, though, as he takes over the bipartisan political network of tech types, which is heavy with Silicon Valley power brokers who are often at odds, yet still need to agree on a host of key issues.

L Visa–It's Everywhere You Want to Be … Especially the U.S. Tech Industry

in News on June 27, 2007 at 11:50 am PT

How do you say “tech’s best and brightest” in Hindi? Because increasingly, India seems to be a prime source for tech-industry talent. In 2006, at least 65,000 H-1B visas were issued. And the number of L visas–which allow multinationals to transfer foreign managers and specialists within a company to U.S. offices–rose to 53,144.

The iPhone, It's … Beautiful … AGH!

in News on June 27, 2007 at 11:00 am PT