COVID-19 and the State of Global Mobility in 2020
The year 2020 marked a sudden break in mobility across international borders. The COVID-19 pandemic decimated tourism and business travel; cut the lion’s share of seasonal
Read More »Singapore Suspends All Entry from India
Singapore has updated and increased restrictions regarding travel from India. Effective April 23 at 11:59 PM, all long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who have
Read More »India Lifts e-Visa Restrictions for 156 Countries
India Ministry of Home Affairs: “Vide Office Memorandum 25022/28/2020-F.I dated 30.03.2021, e-Visa under the following categories viz. e-Business Visa, e-Medical Visa,
Read More »Ireland Updates Mandatory Hotel Quarantine Requirements
In late March, the government announced that travel to Ireland from specified countries and regions would require a mandatory hotel quarantine. As of April 15 at 4 AM, 16
Read More »India Updates Passport Rules for OCI Cardholders
The government has updated the processing procedures for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders. Now, cardholders will only need to update their documents at 20 years
Read More »EIG US and Global COVID Update | April 22, 2021
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these updates to make sense of the
Read More »DHS Adds 22,000 Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker Visas
In light of increased labor demands, on Tuesday, April 20, DHS announced a supplemental increase of 22,000 visas for the H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker program. Six
Read More »United States, Canada, and Mexico Extend Border Restrictions
On Tuesday, the US and Canada announced they would extend the current land-border closure for non-essential travel until May 21. Air passengers arriving into Canada from the
Read More »The UK Updates the Right to Work Checks Policy
The UK Home Office has announced that the temporary adjustments to the right work checks will end on May 16, 2021. In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak
Read More »Canada Announces Path to Permanent Residency for 90,000
Canada has announced a new pathway to permanent residence for more than 90,000 essential healthcare and frontline workers and international graduates who currently live in
Read More »Bulgaria Streamlines Employment-Based Visa Application
From June 1, 2021, the applications for work-based visas and residence will be streamlined into one government organization. While the processing may become easier for
Read More »Belgium Plans a Single Electronic Platform for “Working in Belgium”
The government has announced plans to launch “Working in Belgium,” a Single Electronic Platform, for foreign nationals and employers to complete certain
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