Netherlands Issues New Income Requirements for Highly Skilled Migrants
The government of the Netherlands has published new income requirements for highly skilled migrants in the Government Gazette (Staatscourant, only in Dutch). These are the
Read More »Netherlands’ New Rules for EU Blue Card
The transposition of the revised EU Blue Card directive into Dutch national legislation has been delayed until 2024. However, some rules from the revised directive took
Read More »New Zealand Pauses Median Wage Rate Increase for Accredited Employer Work Visa
The government of New Zealand has announced that it is pausing the scheduled increase of the median wage rate for the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) that was due in
Read More »Philippines Mandatory eTravel Registration
The Philippines Bureau of Immigration has reminded travellers that eTravel registration is mandatory and must be carried out at least 72 hours before the intended travel. The
Read More »Denmark Publishes Updated Income Statistics Applicable from January 2024
The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) uses income statistics made by the Confederation of Danish Employers (DA) in the case processing of
Read More »Global Affairs Canada Announces Upcoming Changes to Authentication Services
Global Affairs Canada recently announced upcoming improvements to its authentication services for documents to be used outside Canada. Effective January 11, 2024, wen the
Read More »Australia Formalizes Student Visa Processing Priorities
The Ministerial Direction No. 107, signed on December 14, 2023, formalizes the Australian government’s processing priorities for the student and student guardian visa
Read More »Ireland Announces Large Expansion to the Employment Permits System
Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment announced its largest expansion to the Employment Permits System. Key changes include: 11 roles added to the
Read More »USCIS Announces Inflation Adjustment to Premium Processing Fees
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on December 27, 2023, a final rule that will increase the filing fee for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, to
Read More »Canada Alert: Temporary Measures for Israelis and Palestinians affected by Gaza Conflict
Effective December 21, 2023, Canada has introduced measures to allow for fee-exempt study or open work permits inside of Canada. These measures are for people who: Have
Read More »UK Youth Mobility Scheme for Taiwan 2024
The first ballot for the UK Youth Mobility Scheme (YM) for Taiwanese youth will run between January 31, and February 2, 2024. What to Expect Applications are submitted by
Read More »Updated USCIS Policy Guidance for International Students
USCIS has issued policy guidance regarding the F and M student nonimmigrant classifications, including the agency’s role in adjudicating applications for employment
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