OSHA Releases COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Workers
On Thursday, November 4, the US Department of Labor issued a COVID-19 vaccine emergency temporary standard (ETS) affecting 84 million workers across the United States. The
Read More »SEVP Updates Guidance for F and M Student Visa Holders
On November 1, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) published SEVP Policy Guidance: Use of Electronic Signatures and Transmission for the Form I-20. This guidance
Read More »Justice and Labor Departments Reach Settlements with Facebook
On October 22, 2021, the US Department of Justice and the US Department of Labor announced separate settlement agreements with Facebook regarding its use of the permanent
Read More »Immigration and the Latest Version of the House’s Build Back Better Bill
On Wednesday, November 3, the House Rules Committee released the latest version of its $1.85 trillion Build Back Better bill, which includes $100 billion for immigration
Read More »Australia Introduces Permanent Residence Visas for Hong Kong Residents
On Monday, November 1, the Government of Australia announced two new permanent residence visas for Hong Kong citizens living in Australia. “These new visas will provide
Read More »DHS Provides Guidance for Land Ports of Entry Reopening
From November 8, 2021, non-citizen travelers who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and have appropriate documentation will be permitted to enter the United States via land
Read More »Israel Reopens to Vaccinated and Recovered Foreign Nationals
Effective November 1, Israel will reopen to foreign nationals who are vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 abroad. Who is Eligible? Foreign nationals who have been
Read More »State Dept. Leader Joins EIG, Expanding Experienced Government Affairs Program
Erickson Immigration Group (“EIG”), a leading business immigration law firm, announces that former US Department of State Consular Chief, Aaron Karnell, will join EIG as
Read More »The Immigration Nerds Talk About Using Data to Predict the Future of Migration
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we welcome Dr. Parag Khanna. Dr. Khanna is the Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario-based
Read More »Biden Administration Issues Memo Terminating the Migrant Protection Protocols, Remain in Mexico Program
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a memo that renews the Biden’s administration’s aim of ending the Trump administration’s
Read More »Singapore Updates Global Travel Guidelines as the Country Reopens
The Government of Singapore updates global travel guidelines as the country reopens to more international travel. Category I | Hong Kong, Macao, Mainland China, and Taiwan
Read More »Italy Updates Travel Requirements for Global Travel
The Government of Italy has updated the international travel requirements, with new guidance in place as of October 26, 2021, through December 15, 2021. Italy has established
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