The US Senate has voted to pass the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744). The Bill brings comprehensive reform of the US immigration system a step closer. Permits Foundation welcomes the inclusion of employment authorization for the spouses of H1B visa holders, under Section 4102 of the Bill. This is one of the reforms to the […]

A landmark decision by the US Supreme Court to strike down part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will have a positive impact on immigration benefits for same-sex married couples.

This week, Permits Foundation will hold a Round Table meeting with government Ministries in Delhi to promote a simple visa system by which spouses of intra-company transferees can work in India. Two years ago, the Ministry of Home Affairs Foreigners Division acknowledged our concerns with a guideline on the Conversion of ‘X’ (Entry) visa of […]

To build the economy of the future, the United States must create the workforce of the future and U.S. employers need an immigration system that works for them, not against them. That’s the message from the American Council on International Personnel, a Washington DC-based organisation that lobbies for the improvement of regulations on employment-based immigration […]

As part of an Own-Initiative Report on the integration of migrants, the European Parliament voted today with a 334 to 247 majority to recognise improved rules for migrant spouses. Parliament “recalls that around half of the EU’s migrants are women; emphasises that an independent migration status for women and the right to work for spouses […]