Germany Changes Risk Categories and Removes 10 Countries from the “Virus Variant” List
From August 1, 2021, Germany will streamline the risk categories and remove 10 countries from the “Virus Variant” list. Risk areas will now be classified as
Read More »Kuwait Requires Citizens to be Fully Vaccinated for International Travel
From August 1, Kuwait will require citizens who wish to travel abroad to be fully vaccinated. Key Highlights Exemptions are in place for minors under 16 years old; those with
Read More »Australia Sets 80% Vaccination Rate as Benchmark for Open Borders
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Friday, that 80% of Australia’s adult population would need to be vaccinated before the government would move forward with plans
Read More »DHS Extends TPS Window of Eligibility for Haitian Nationals in the US
Following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, the Department of Homeland Security has extended the window of eligibility for Haitian nationals and
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About Immigrant Food and Gastro-Advocacy
In this week’s episode of the Immigration Nerds podcast, we welcome Peter Schechter and Téa Ivanovic, the co-founder and chief operating officer of Washington,
Read More »USCIS Conducts Second Lottery from Previously Submitted FY 2022 H-1B Cap Registrations
In a statement issued earlier today, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said, “We recently determined that we needed to select additional registrations to
Read More »Developing | Israel Evaluating Expanding Entry Ban to Great Britain, Cyprus, Georgia, and Turkey
From Friday, July 30, travel between Israel and Great Britain, Cyprus, Turkey, and Georgia is set to be suspended. However, the Knesset postponed the vote pending further
Read More »England Says, Fully Vaccinated US & EU Travelers Can Forego Quarantine
From Monday, August 2, at 4:00 BST, fully vaccinated people from the EU or US will not need to isolate when coming to England from an amber list country. The current UK Home
Read More »Developing — Canada Border Workers Vote to Strike
A week and a half before Canada’s planned reopening, the unions representing Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) employees announced that a majority of members have
Read More »Biden Administration Defends the Trump-era H-1B Wage Rule
In a court filing on July 23, the Biden administration defended a Trump-era policy that would award H-1B petitions based on salary, prioritizing high salaries over lower
Read More »The Immigration Nerds Talk to UCLA Law Professor Arulanantham About Immigration and Human Rights
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to Ahilan T. Arulanantham, a professor and Co-Director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the UCLA School
Read More »Israel Expands Foreign National Suspension and Updates Isolation Requirements
Israel has issued new isolation requirements for vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers and expanded the entry suspension to include foreign nationals from Brazil, South
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