DHS Pauses Processing for Select Green Card Applications
According to reports first made by CBS News, the Trump administration has made the operational decision to pause green card application processing for some refugees and
Read More »Canada Changes Point System for Express Entry
As of March 25, 2025, the government of Canada has removed job offer points from the Comprehensive Ranking System for current and future candidates in the Express Entry pool.
Read More »IRCC Enacts Changes to the Express Entry Scoring System
Further to IRCC’s News Release Dec 23, 2024, the Government of Canada has enacted changes to the Ministerial Instructions governing the Express Entry scoring system,
Read More »Australia Skilled Visa Income Thresholds Increase from July 2025
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has announced that, from July 1, 2025, skilled visa income thresholds will be increased by 4.6%. This is in line with changes to
Read More »Italy to Approve Single Individuals to Participate in International Adoptions
On March 20, 2025, Italy’s Constitutional Court, with ruling 33, declared Article 29-bis, paragraph 1 of Law 184/1983, unconstitutional in so far as it excluded single
Read More »DHS to Terminate CHNV Parole Program
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a notice of action in the Federal Register, Termination of Parole Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans,
Read More »Trump Administration Restarts Family Detention
The Trump administration began detaining immigrant families at a Texas facility and is preparing an additional facility in South Texas to detain undocumented parents and
Read More »Sweden Abolishes Track Change and Changes Statutory Limitation Period
The Swedish Parliament has decided to abolish the possibility of changing tracks, to change the rules on statutory limitation periods for deportation decisions, and to give
Read More »The 2025 Pacific Access Category and Samoan Quota Ballots Open on April 1, 2025
Registrations will open for the 2025 Samoan Quota and the Pacific Access Category on April 1, 2025, at 08:00 New Zealand Daylight Saving Time (NZDT). The ballots will close
Read More »New Zealand Health Screening Requirements to Change
The government of New Zealand has announced changes to the immigration health requirements for dependent children of temporary visas holders. From March 17, 2025, dependent
Read More »Malaysia Investor Pass Effective Date Announced
Malaysia’s newly introduced Investor Pass will come into effect on April 1, 2025. The Investor Pass is a multiple-entry visa (MEV) facility introduced for business
Read More »Hong Kong Launches Immigration Facilitation Scheme for Invited Persons
On March 18, 2025, the government launched the Immigration Facilitation Scheme for Invited Persons to provide more convenient immigration arrangements for invited persons
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