Open Balkan Services Commence
The Open Balkan system developed by Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia, now allows citizens of these countries to live and work in either of the other countries without a
Read More »USCIS Updates Policy Manual to Recognize Only Two Biological Sexes
Pursuant to the Jan. 20, 2025, executive order, Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, USCIS is updating
Read More »USCIS Announced EAD Application Procedures for Certain Hong Kong Residents Covered by DED
On April 3, 2025, USCIS posted a Federal Register notice for public inspection establishing procedures for certain Hong Kong residents covered by Deferred Enforced Departure
Read More »DHS Updates Form I-9, new Edition Date and Grace Periods
USCIS has made minor changes to Form I‑9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to align with statutory language, and updated the DHS Privacy Notice. The revised Form I‑9
Read More »Federal Judge Halts DHS Vacatur of TPS for Venezuelans
U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen, on March 31, 2025, granted the motion to postpone DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision to suspend temporary protected status for
Read More »FY2026 H-1B Initial Registration Selection is Completed
On March 31, 2025, USCIS announced it has received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year
Read More »DHS Reviews Designation of Romania into Visa Waiver Program (VWP)
The US Government is reviewing the recent designation of Romania into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to ensure adherence to VWP’s stringent security requirements. During
Read More »Finland to Automate Decisions for Certain Permits
From March 24, 2025, the Finnish Immigration Service will start issuing automated decisions on applications for extended permits for researchers. What to Expect An automated
Read More »Immigration Nerds Podcast | Between Two Worlds: Composer Kevin Charoensri’s Rising Light
In this compelling episode of the Immigration Nerds podcast, we speak with composer Kevin Charoensri, whose dream opportunity to have his music performed by “The
Read More »IRS Nears Agreement with ICE Regarding Taxpayer Data
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are nearing an agreement allowing the IRS to share taxpayer data with immigration
Read More »USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2025 and Filing Dates Now Available for Supplemental Visas
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B statutory cap for the second half of fiscal
Read More »UK Immigration Fees to Increase from April 9, 2025
As proposed by the government on January 16, 2025, the UK Home Office has now published updated immigration and nationality fees which are due to take effect from April 9,
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