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US visa alert: New USCIS rules tighten deadlines for Green Card applicants and H-1B workers; here’s what’s changing

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Starting October 23, USCIS will no longer extend certain deadlines falling on weekends or federal holidays. (X/@unumihaimedia)

People applying for US visas and permanent resident status (Green Card) must exercise heightened diligence regarding submission timelines commencing October 23, as revised regulations implemented by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) eliminate the extended grace period that was previously granted when specific deadlines coincided with weekends or federal holidays. Starting October 23, USCIS … Read more

Trump signs H-1B order targeting employers that lay off Americans, tighten scrutiny of foreign hires

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US President Trump signs H-1B order targeting employers over layoffs of US workers. (AFP)

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order directing US agencies to scrutinize H-1B visa applications involving employers that have laid off American workers or are planning layoffs that could affect similarly situated US employees. US President Trump signs H-1B order targeting employers over layoffs of US workers. (AFP) The order expands scrutiny of … Read more

Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping

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Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping

* Baghdad dismisses military commander after confirming pipeline attack originated from Iraq Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping * Saudi Arabia says it shut down East-West pipeline as a precaution after multiple attacks * Houthis advance along Red Sea coast, take strategic island at mouth of the waterway … Read more

Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip

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Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip

By Mohammed Ghobari, Eman Abouhassira and Yasmine Ghania Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 12 – Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline, after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices even higher. The world’s largest crude … Read more