New Rules for Booking Slots at the Polish Consulates in India
The Polish Embassy in New Delhi announced new regulations regarding accepting visa applications. What to Expect Starting from December 2023 visa applications will be accepted
Read More »USCIS Changes Filing Location for Premium Processing Requests for Pending Immigrant Petitions for Alien Workers
USCIS announced on December 13, 2023, a change in the filing location for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, for currently pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for
Read More »Australia Releases ‘Migration Strategy’ Reform Plan
On December 11, the Australian Government released a Migration Strategy that sets out significant reforms to Australia’s migration system. The statement from the government
Read More »DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending Re-Registration Periods for TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan
The Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register notice reiterating the extensions of the periods to re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under
Read More »USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2024 H-1B Cap
On Wednesday, December 13, 2023, USCIS announced it had received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap
Read More »Ireland Announces Initiative to Facilitate Holiday Travel
Ireland’s Immigration Services Delivery (ISD) of the Department of Justice has acknowledged that persons seeking to renew their permissions to reside in Ireland are
Read More »Switzerland to Digitize Schengen Visas
The Swiss Federal Council has initiated consultations to digitalize Schengen visas. This step aligns Switzerland with the EU’s actions to digitize the application
Read More »China, Sinagpore to have Reciprocal 30 Day Visa-Free Entry in 2024
On December 7, Singapore and China announced plans to offer a 30-day mutual visa exemption agreement in early 2024. The governments will coordinate the implementation
Read More »China Temporarily Reduces Visa Fees
On Friday, December 8, the Chinese government announced a temporary reduction of fees for inbound travel visas. The reduction will apply to all of China’s overseas
Read More »EU Extends Global Human Rights Sanctions
On December 4, 2023, the EU Council extended the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime – targeting individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights
Read More »Slovakia Extends Border Controls with Hungary
Slovakia will extend the current and temporary border controls in place with Hungary until January 22, 2024. The border controls were first imposed on October 5, extended,
Read More »Germany Extends Border Checks to February 2024
On October 16, Germany announced additional border checks with Poland, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland, to take effect immediately. The border checks were extended on
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