USCIS Updates Policy on Biometrics Collection for Detained Individuals
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its Policy Manual (Volume 1, Part C) to clarify procedures for collecting biometrics from detained
Read More »Italy Allows Babysitters Entry Outside Quotas Under Immigration Reform
On December 1, 2025, with the publication of Law No. 179/2025, the parliament converted Decree-Law No. 146 of October 3, 2025. Decree-Law 146 introduced significant reforms
Read More »Canada Raises Immigration Fees Effective December 2025
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has increased certain immigration fees effective December 1, 2025. The fees affected include inadmissibility-related
Read More »Ontario Immigration Program Overhaul: New Streams & Requirements
On December 2, 2025, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) of Ontario posted proposed amendments to regulations under the Ontario
Read More »USCIS Reduces Maximum Validity Period for Employment Authorization Documents
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its Policy Manual to shorten the maximum validity period for certain Employment Authorization Documents
Read More »DOS Expands Online Presence Review for H-1B and H-4 Visa Applicants
Starting December 15, 2025, the US Department of State (DOS) will expand its online presence review requirement to include all H-1B visa applicants and their H-4 dependents.
Read More »USCIS Issues Policy to Hold and Review Pending Applications from High-Risk Countries
Following recent national security concerns, USCIS has released Policy Memorandum PM-602-0192, directing officers to place an adjudicative hold on certain immigration
Read More »Singapore to End Performing Artiste Work Permit
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has announced that it will close the Work Permit (Performing Artiste) scheme from June 1, 2026. The scheme was introduced in 2008 to
Read More »Ireland Eases Travel for IRP Renewal Applicants
Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) has announced that it is currently experiencing a backlog in processing registrations. Following the completion of a registration, it may
Read More »Ireland Plans Gradual Salary Threshold Increases
The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment has announced the publication of a new roadmap for Minimum Annual Remuneration (MAR) Salary Thresholds. The first
Read More »Poland Revises Foreign Worker Rules and Fees
On December 1, 2025, new regulations came into effect which, among other changes, removed Georgia from the list of countries whose citizens are eligible for a simplified work
Read More »Denmark Tightens Rules for Student Family Permits
On April 30, 2025, the Ministry of Immigration and Integration published an amendment to the ‘Executive Order on the Granting of Residence and Work Permits to Students’
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