New Notice Required for Foreign Workers in Russia
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has introduced a new form for providing notice of a foreign citizen’s labor activities within the Russian Federation. On April 20,
Read More »Immigration e-Service Expanded in India
The Indian Bureau of Immigration has extended e-service access to all FRROs (Foreign Regional Registration Offices). The online system, which had been rolled out as a pilot
Read More »Over 190,000 H-1B Cap Petitions Received for FY2019
USCIS recently announced that it received 190,098 Cap-subject H-1B petitions during this year’s filing period. According to the numbers released by USCIS, of the 190,098
Read More »Travel Ban on Chad Citizens Lifted
Effective April 13, citizens of Chad are no longer subject to President Trump’s travel ban and can now apply for all US visa categories. Chad was originally placed under
Read More »Erickson in the News: H-1B application numbers fall for second year in a row
Trisha Thadani | April 12, 2018 The number of H-1B applications for the next fiscal year dipped for the second year in a row — a trend experts say could be influenced
Read More »May 2018 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State has released the May 2018 Visa Bulletin: As previously reported in last month edition of the visa bulletin, the EB-1 category for India and China
Read More »H-1B Cap: What Happens Now?
On Friday, April 6, USCIS announced that the annual cap on new H-1B visas had been met. For the sixth year in a row, USCIS received more than 85,000 H-1B petitions within the
Read More »Heavy Processing Delays in Prep for Ramadan
Significant processing delays can be expected at embassies, consulates, passport agencies, visa offices, and other government facilities in countries officially celebrating
Read More »UAE No Longer Requiring Police Clearance for Work Permits
The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFA) announced a temporary suspension of the requirement of Good Conduct Certificates (police
Read More »Netherlands Reduces Work Permit Fees
Effective May 3, 2018, Dutch immigration authorities will reduce the fees for residence permit applications, standard work permit extensions, and sponsorship applications.
Read More »USCIS Changes Policy Regarding Undeliverable Documents
USCIS has issued a new directive that any cards issued but unable to be delivered within 60 business days will be destroyed. This applies to Permanent Resident Cards,
Read More »Trump Sends Troops to US-Mexico Border
On Wednesday, April 4, President Trump signed a memorandum ordering the National Guard to the US-Mexico border, stating “the security of the United States is imperiled
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