Federal Government Shutdown Averted
Members of Congress managed to narrowly avert a government shutdown by passing a short-term stopgap measure only hours before federal funding was set to expire. On Saturday
Read More »Government Shutdown Watch | September 29, 2023
Earlier today, the House failed to pass a short-term stop-gap measure that would have funded the government for one month. Unlike the bipartisan Senate measure, the House
Read More »Registration Opens for 2025 Diversity Visa
The online registration period for the FY 2025 Diversity Visa (DV-2025) Program opens October 4, 2023, at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4) and concludes on
Read More »Netherlands to Close Residence Permit for Foreign Investors
Effective January 1, 2024, the Netherlands’ residence permit for foreign investors will no longer be available. The residence permit is valid for a maximum of three
Read More »Finland to Start Automatic Post-Decision Monitoring of Student Residence Permits
Effective September 28, 2023, the Finnish Immigration Service will carry out post-decision monitoring of the residence permits of degree-level students to check whether the
Read More »EU Extends Temporary Protection
The Council of the European Union has agreed to extend the temporary protection for people fleeing Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine from March 4, 2024 to March 4,
Read More »Irish Resident Permit Cards for Temporary Protection Beneficiaries
Ireland’s Department of Justice has begun a project to issue Irish Resident Permit (IRP) cards to beneficiaries of Temporary Protection in a phased manner. The
Read More »Kazakhstan Deadline for 2024 Quota Applications
The Kazakhstan deadline for employers to submit quota applications for 2024 is September 30, 2023. A quota application must be submitted to the Employment Department by an
Read More »New Zealand Changes Work Rights for Student Visa Holders
Effective October 9, 2023, changes will be made to in-study work rights for students visa holders in New Zealand, to maintain in-study work right eligibility once the higher
Read More »New Zealand Government to Review Exempt Qualifications List
The New Zealand government has agreed to update the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment (LQEA) ahead of the opening of the Skilled Migrant Category Resident visa on
Read More »UK Requires Georgians and Russians to have Transit Visas
Effective September 8, 2023, the UK government has amended the Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) Order 2014 to require citizens of Georgia and Russia to obtain a transit
Read More »DHS Extends and Redesignates Afghanistan for TPS
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the extension and redesignation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months from Nov. 21, 2023,
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