Department of Homeland Security Announces Increased Fees for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program
Effective June 24, 2019, there will be changes to the fees charged by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) to international students, exchange visitors and
Read More »USCIS Making Strides to Modernize and Digitize its Processes
In an effort to modernize and streamline USCIS processes, the agency announced on May 22, 2019, that it is rolling out a new eProcessing strategy. While most application
Read More »USCIS 2018 Statistical Annual Report Shows Increase in the Number of Newly Naturalized U.S. Citizens, Decrease in H-1B Approval Rates
On May 31, 2019, USCIS released its 2018 Statistical Annual Report, the first annual report released by the agency in nearly 10 years. The report is limited to show data
Read More »U.S. Visa Applicants Required to Disclose Social Media Presence on Visa Application
As of Friday, May 31, 2019, individuals applying for U.S. Visas are now required to disclose all social media accounts they have managed in the last five years on the
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About the Unified Regulatory Agenda
In this week’s Immigration Nerds Podcast, we’re joined by EIG attorneys Storm Estep and Ryan Knight to discuss the recently released Unified Regulatory Agenda and
Read More »USCIS Director L. Francis Cissna Resigns
On Friday, May 24, US Citizenship and Immigration Services Director L. Francis Cissna announced his resignation via email to agency employees. “At the request of the
Read More »Unable to Reach #Brexit Consensus, PM Theresa May Resigns
On Friday, May 24, UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation saying: “I will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold. The
Read More »Immigration Nerds Discuss President Trump’s Proposed Immigration Program, and Merit vs. Family Based Systems
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to EIG attorney Ryan Knight about President Trump’s newly proposed immigration program, and the possibility and
Read More »Update: H-4 Visa Work Ban to be Published
After months of “will they, won’t they?” speculation, the federal government has announced it will publish a long-promised rule to disallow H-4 visa
Read More »USCIS Goes Digital with eProcessing
On Wednesday, May 22, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a strategic shift toward a digital business model and the introduction of eProcessing. As
Read More »New Zealand | Essential Skills Shortage List Reviewed
Effective May 27, 2019, the Essential Skills in Demand (ESID) lists will be changed. A new Regional Skill Shortage List (RSSL) will be introduced to replace the current
Read More »Saudi Arabia | New Residency Scheme Approved
The Saudi Arabia government has approved a new special residence scheme, similar to the green card program, to attract affluent and highly-skilled foreign nationals. The new
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