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Erickson Immigration Group continues to update this page with all of the COVID-19 developments impacting global immigration and global travel. Argentina The country is beginning to open land borders for Argentines and foreign nationals. Initially, eight border crossings are open up to 500 people per day. ...

Erickson Immigration Group continues to provide country by country updates with the various COVID-19 developments impacting global immigration and global travel. Past updates are available here. Please consider sharing this email with colleagues and peers who would benefit from this information. We're all in this together.   International Updates Argentina | ...

Erickson Immigration Group continues to provide country by country updates with the various COVID-19 developments impacting global immigration and global travel. Past updates are available here. Please consider sharing this email with colleagues and peers who would benefit from this information. We're all in this together. From Politico: At ...

Over the last two weeks, EIG has sent global digests to inform our clients of all the COVID-19 developments impacting global immigration and global travel. The reports from this past week are available here. Please consider sharing this email with colleagues and peers who would benefit from ...

Over the last two weeks, EIG has sent global digests to inform our clients of all the COVID-19 developments impacting global immigration and global travel. The reports from this past week are available here. Please consider sharing this email with colleagues and peers who would benefit from ...

Over the last two weeks, EIG has sent global digests to inform our clients of all the COVID-19 developments impacting global immigration and global travel. The reports from this past week are available here. Please consider sharing this email with colleagues and peers who would benefit from ...

As of Monday, March 30, the Canadian government released new restrictions and permissions for entry in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. At this time, all passengers listed in the below exemptions will need to pass a health check before they’re ...

All week, EIG has sent global digests to inform our clients of all the COVID-19 developments impacting global immigration and global travel. The reports from this past week are available here. Please consider sharing this email with colleagues and peers who would benefit from this information. We're ...

Aires, a leading global mobility management company and Erickson Immigration Group (EIG), a leader in global business immigration law, have announced a formal partnership to help clients enhance visibility into immigration compliance and reporting, providing integrated technology solutions for organizations and their employees. Aires’ MobilityX platform ...

On Friday, March 27, USCIS announced it had received enough H-1B electronic registrations to satisfy the FY21 H-1B allocations (the H-1B cap). USCIS will now notify the petitioners with selected registrations by March 31, 2020. Selected registrants are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition ...

All week, EIG has sent global digests to inform our clients of all the COVID-19 developments impacting global immigration and global travel. The reports from this past week are available here. International Updates Chile | The government has decreed a mandatory quarantine for every Chilean or foreign citizen ...

Earlier this week, USCIS released a FAQ to address the impact of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on SEVP-certified schools and F and M students. In this week's Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to Harsh Sharda, an F-1 graduate student weeks from his would-be graduation, and ...

All week, EIG has sent global digests to inform our clients of all the COVID-19 developments impacting global immigration and global travel. The reports from this past week are available here. International Updates Canada | Early Wednesday, Canada's House of Commons approved a $27 billion Canadian ($18.8 billion) ...

All week, EIG has sent global digests to inform our clients of all the COVID-19 developments impacting global immigration and global travel. The reports from this past week are available here. International Updates China | Hubei province announced that travel restrictions on the capital city of Wuhan would ...

On March 23, USCIS released a FAQ to address the impact of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on SEVP-certified schools and F and M students. The full update is available here. Non-Immigrant Students While the temporary measures related to COVID-19 are in place, the following changes and requirements apply ...

Last week, US government agencies announced procedural adjustments to several forms, timelines, and requirements because of the ongoing impact of the coronavirus and COVID-19. In this Immigration Nerds podcast, we recap those specific changes. As always, if you have any questions about these changes, please contact ...

As COVID-19 impacts the United States and countries around the globe, EIG is sending global digests to inform our clients of all the developments impacting global immigration and global travel. The reports from this past week are available here. International Updates Bolivia | All international flights in and ...

All week, EIG has sent global digests to inform our clients of all the COVID-19 developments impacting global immigration and global travel. The reports from this past week are available here. International Updates Bangladesh | Effective March 22 - 31, most international passenger flights are suspended, except routes ...

All week, EIG has sent global digests to inform our clients of all the COVID-19 developments impacting global immigration and global travel. The reports from this past week are available here. International Updates Canada, Mexico, and the US | As previously reported, the US borders with Canada and ...

All week, EIG has sent global digests to inform our clients of all the COVID-19 developments impacting global immigration and global travel. Those daily reports are available here: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. International Updates Australia | The Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced yesterday that a travel ban would ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 National Emergency announced by President Trump on March 13, 2020, we will accept all benefit forms and documents with reproduced original signatures, including the Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, for submissions ...

Friday morning, due to the nationwide precautions related to the coronavirus, the Department of Homeland Security announced it will defer the physical presence requirements associated with Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) under Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).  Employers with employees who are ...

On February 24, the Public Charge policy was implemented. More recently, USCIS announced that in light of concern about the coronavirus and COVID-19, immigrants who undergo medical testing or receive treatment for it, will not be penalized when applying for green cards and visas under ...

As COVID-19 impacts the United States and countries around the globe, EIG is sending global digests to inform our clients of all the developments impacting global immigration and global travel. Wednesday's update is available at this link.  March 19, 2020 BREAKING | The United States State Department issued ...

As COVID-19 impacts the United States and countries around the globe, EIG is sending global digests to inform our clients of all the developments impacting global immigration and global travel. Tuesday’s update is available at this link.  March 18, 2020 Argentina | Effective March 17, for two weeks, ...

As COVID-19 impacts the United States and countries around the globe, EIG is sending global digests to inform our clients of all the developments impacting global immigration and global travel. Monday’s update is available at this link.  March 17, 2020 Australia | The United States Consulates in Australia ...

The Immigration Nerds podcast is going to provide regular updates on how the coronavirus is impacting immigration and mobility around the world. In this mini-episode, we look at the Americas and Asia. If you wish to skip ahead to the country of most interest to you: ...

The Immigration Nerds podcast is going to provide regular updates on how the coronavirus is impacting immigration and mobility around the world. In this mini-episode, we look at Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. If you wish to skip ahead to the country of most interest to ...

The Immigration Nerds podcast is going to provide regular updates on how the coronavirus is impacting immigration and mobility around the world. In this mini-episode, we look at the Middle East and Europe. If you wish to skip ahead to the country of most interest to ...

The Immigration Nerds podcast is going to provide regular updates on how the coronavirus is impacting immigration and mobility around the world. In this mini-episode, we look at the High-Risk areas — the United States, China, South Korea, Japan, France, Germany, and Italy. If you wish ...