Revised Form I-129 Effective January 17, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security’s H-1B final rule and H-2 final rule take effect on January 17, 2025, modernizing and improving requirements for the H-1B
Read More »USCIS Reached Cap for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the First Half of FY 2025
USCIS has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 20,716 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the first half of fiscal year 2025 with
Read More »Norway Changes Income Requirements for Family Immigration Cases
Effective February 1, 2025, Norway’s income requirement for the reference person in family immigration cases increases from 2.7 basic amounts (G) to 3.2 G. The change
Read More »Hong Kong Visit Visa Rules Relaxed for Saudi Arabia
Effective January 15, 2025, the visa-free period for nationals of Saudi Arabia to visit the Hong Kong SAR is extended to 90 days. Also from January 15, 2025, Hong Kong
Read More »UK’s Youth Mobility Scheme for Hong Kong SAR and Taiwanese Youth to Open in February
The first ballot of the 2025 Youth Mobility Scheme opens from 12:01am on Tuesday February 4, 2025, and closes at 12:01am on Thursday February 6, 2025. Applicants for the
Read More »February 2025 Visa Bulletin Released
In the February 2025 Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates for Worldwide (All Other) remain unchanged for EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3. Final Action Dates for India in EB-1 remain
Read More »Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) to Process All Irish Residence Permissions
Nationals from outside the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland, who come to Ireland to work, study, live or join family for more than 90 days, must register an immigration permission
Read More »DHS and DOS Designate Romania into the United States’ Visa Waiver Program
On January 10, 2025, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of State (DOS) designated Romania as a participating country in the Visa Waiver
Read More »DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela
The Department of Homeland Security announced on January 10, 2025, the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela for 18 months. The extension of TPS is due
Read More »USCIS Updates Filing Procedures for Form I-140
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a Federal Register notice (FRN) providing updated procedures for submitting a Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien
Read More »DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador
The Department of Homeland Security announced on January 10, 2025, the extension of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador for 18 months, from March 10, 2025, to Sept. 9,
Read More »USCIS to Refund Application Fees for Biden’s Defunct Parole-In-Place Program
USCIS announced that it plans to refund a total of $55 million to around 94,000 applicants who paid the $580 application fee for the Biden administration’s now-defunct
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