Canada to Lift Some Border Restrictions from July 5
On Monday, June 21, Canada announced a phased approach to easing border measures for travelers. From July 5, Canada will ease some border restrictions for fully vaccinated
Read More »China to Maintain Border Restrictions for Another Year
The Wall Street Journal reports that Beijing plans to maintain the current COVID-19 border restrictions for at least another year. According to the WSJ, a provisional
Read More »Australia Adds Skilled Occupations to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL)
Earlier today, June 22, Australia announced the inclusion of 22 new occupations to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL). Accountant (General) (221111)
Read More »The UAE Suspends Travel from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Namibia
From June 21, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is suspending inbound flights and transit passengers from Liberia, Namibia, and Sierra Leone. Flights that transit through the
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About Immigrants in the Healthcare Industry
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to Pooja Vora, a recent graduate with a Master’s in Public Policy from the Georgetown University McCourt School
Read More »Norway Updates its Reopening Plan
As the European Union prepares for a more travel-friendly season, Norway has announced updates to its reopening plans, easing the permissions for different groups. Starting
Read More »Israel Ends the COVID-19 Pre-Entry Permit
The Israeli Ministry of Interior announced on June 20 that as of July 1, 2021, all vaccinated travelers will be able to enter Israel without any need for a pre-entry permit.
Read More »Germany Lists the United States as a Safe Country
The German government, effective Sunday, June 20, 2021, 0.00 AM, declared the United States a “safe country.” Therefore, travel to Germany for all purposes will
Read More »UK Home Office Updates Ending Date for Adjusted Right to Work Checks
The UK Home Office has confirmed that adjusted right to work checks will end on August 31, 2021 (inclusive). Current Guidance for Employers up to August 31 Ask the worker to
Read More »The United States, Canada, and Mexico Extend Border Restrictions
The governments of the United States, Canada, and Mexico are extending, until July 21, 2021,11:59 p.m. EDT, the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel. Canadian Prime
Read More »Peru Extends Travel Suspensions
The government of Peru has extended the regional alerts and movement restrictions through July 15, 2021. The plan is to reevaluate these restrictions every three weeks. There
Read More »July 2021 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State released the July 2021 Visa Bulletin on June 16, 2021. Overall, EB-2 and EB-3 for China and India showed at least four (4) months of progress
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