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Trump official says administration will change visa, citizenship tests
UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – USCIS plans to increase citizenship test difficulty and prioritize higher wage offers in the H-1B visa program to protect American workers, with 85,000 visas available annually.
- On Thursday, USCIS Director Joseph Edlow announced plans to make the U.S. citizenship test more difficult and change employment visas for skilled foreign workers after revealing changes Thursday.
- Having just taken the helm, USCIS Director Joseph Edlow promised to `restore integrity in our legal immigration system`, criticizing the current citizenship test as too easy.
- Emphasizing both test and visa goals, USCIS plans to revert to a 2020-era style test soon, highlighting how the test is `not very difficult` while emphasizing that H-1B should `supplement, not supplant` U.S. workforce.
- Despite announcement, other agencies and Congress must approve bipartisan reforms, while the director offered no timeline.
- Looking ahead, the Trump administration considers H-1B changes, with the program capped at 85,000 visas per year, signaling potential shifts in skilled immigration policy.
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Trump administration plans changes to skilled worker visas and citizenship tests - West Hawaii Today
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning to change the visa system for skilled foreign workers, a program at the center of a dispute between immigration hard-liners and tech industry leaders, said the new director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Trump official says administration will change visa, citizenship tests
The new head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services told The New York times on Thursday that the Trump administration will make changes to the visa system for skilled workers and look to make the U.S. citizenship harder.
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