Those who qualify for these visas would be offered a faster track to permanent residency status.
While most foreign residents can apply for permanent residency after seven years, maids are not eligible.
They would then face a lengthy and arduous path to lawful permanent residency and eventually citizenship.
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Visas for permanent residency are capped, so that no country can have more than 7% each year.
Canada recently passed a new law offering permanent residency to entrepreneurs who raise investments from recognized venture capitalists.
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The only hurdle: The program requires him to have permanent residency status, also known as a green card.
Marco Rubio of Florida and said he supported offering permanent residency to people who serve in the military.
But I think it is discriminatory if we are not allowed permanent residency.
It said the surveillance was illegal because Mr Dotcom, who was born in Germany, had achieved permanent residency status.
The workers would be able to change jobs and could seek permanent residency.
In 2009, Mark retired from 3M and the Sinnards relocated to their Wilsall property, upgrading it for permanent residency.
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This is true whether or not Israel grants them full citizenship with voting rights or permanent residency without them.
The workers could move from employer to employer and would be able to petition for permanent residency and ultimately seek U.S. citizenship.
He said he started the process of getting a green card a permanent residency status with sponsorship from Cisco and got one in 2008.
The only hurdle: The program requires him to have permanent residency status.
In their quest for permanent residency, the couple were legally obligated to return to their native India to await approval of their application.
Hong Kong's highest court is hearing an appeal in a case that will decide whether maids will be eligible to apply for permanent residency.
Under a 1986 "blanket amnesty" law signed by President Reagan, about 3 million undocumented immigrants from all countries were able to gain permanent residency.
They don't want to see immigration policy further loosened to allow their maids to acquire permanent residency and be able to find other jobs.
Hong Kong's top court has ruled that domestic workers are not eligible to apply for permanent residency, ending a two-year battle that has split opinion.
The logical conclusion is that immigrants could qualify for permanent residency simply by buying local government bonds and that is exactly what did happen in October.
The negotiated time frame would permit applicants to naturalize three years after gaining legal permanent residency for a total of a 13-year path to citizenship.
This way they could earn permanent residency and perhaps, ultimately, citizenship.
Domestic workers had argued that denying them permanent residency was unconstitutional.
Others have called for shorter residency limits - such as four or six years - for domestic helpers so that they cannot apply for permanent residency.
There has also been a big increase in students coming from India, especially in courses for skills where qualifications offer a fast track to permanent residency.
Only a few weeks ago the Canadians announced a new startup visa program that grants permanent residency to foreign-born innovators who received backing from Canadian investors.
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This proposal is on par with the current citizenship process, except that it would extend the period for permanent residency and shorten the period for naturalization.
The measure has echoes of the so-called Dream Act, which offered permanent residency to young undocumented immigrants, but failed to pass after years of congressional stalemate.
Some letter writers and commentators have said they fear their jobs will be taken if having permanent residency allows former domestic helpers to apply for other jobs.
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