International Experience Canada 2024 Opens
The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that, effective December 11, 2023, the 2024 season of the International Experience Canada (IEC) Program
Read More »Canada Revised Cost-of-Living Requirement for Study Permits
On December 7, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that, starting January 1, 2024, the cost-of-living financial requirement for new study
Read More »Canada Updates Temporary Policies Affecting International Students
The IRCC has provided an update on the following three temporary policies affecting international students that were all set to expire at the end of 2023: The waiver on the
Read More »New Zealand Announces 90-day Trial Periods for all Employers
The New Zealand Government announced on December 11, 2023, its intention to extend 90-day trial periods to all employers. The (INZ) clarifies that this does not apply to
Read More »USCIS Updates Guidance on Family-Based Conditional Permanent Residence
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued updated guidance on family-based conditional permanent residence in its Policy Manual. The update consolidates and
Read More »New Rules for Booking Slots at the Polish Consulates in India
The Polish Embassy in New Delhi announced new regulations regarding accepting visa applications. What to Expect Starting from December 2023 visa applications will be accepted
Read More »USCIS Changes Filing Location for Premium Processing Requests for Pending Immigrant Petitions for Alien Workers
USCIS announced on December 13, 2023, a change in the filing location for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing, for currently pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for
Read More »Australia Releases ‘Migration Strategy’ Reform Plan
On December 11, the Australian Government released a Migration Strategy that sets out significant reforms to Australia’s migration system. The statement from the government
Read More »DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending Re-Registration Periods for TPS for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan
The Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register notice reiterating the extensions of the periods to re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under
Read More »USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2024 H-1B Cap
On Wednesday, December 13, 2023, USCIS announced it had received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap
Read More »Ireland Announces Initiative to Facilitate Holiday Travel
Ireland’s Immigration Services Delivery (ISD) of the Department of Justice has acknowledged that persons seeking to renew their permissions to reside in Ireland are
Read More »Switzerland to Digitize Schengen Visas
The Swiss Federal Council has initiated consultations to digitalize Schengen visas. This step aligns Switzerland with the EU’s actions to digitize the application
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