Labor unions can now communicate directly with the federal immigration agency when they believe an applicant isn’t deserving of a temporary visa for individuals with “extraordinary ability.”
The move by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is intended to cut down on instances in which the visa applicants falsify a union’s recommendation to make it look more favorable than it is, the agency said Sept. 14.
O-1 and O-2 visas go to individuals with extraordinary ability in science, education, business, athletics, or the arts, and individuals with extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry, as well as certain support ...
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