USCIS Conducts Second Lottery from Previously Submitted FY 2022 H-1B Cap Registrations
In a statement issued earlier today, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said, “We recently determined that we needed to select additional registrations to
Read More »The Philippines Eases Quarantine Requirements for Vaccinated Travelers
Vaccinated travelers to the Philippines from Green List countries will now have to quarantine for only 7 days. The Inter-Agency Task Force has announced new guidance for
Read More »Developing | Israel Evaluating Expanding Entry Ban to Great Britain, Cyprus, Georgia, and Turkey
From Friday, July 30, travel between Israel and Great Britain, Cyprus, Turkey, and Georgia is set to be suspended. However, the Knesset postponed the vote pending further
Read More »England Says, Fully Vaccinated US & EU Travelers Can Forego Quarantine
From Monday, August 2, at 4:00 BST, fully vaccinated people from the EU or US will not need to isolate when coming to England from an amber list country. The current UK Home
Read More »Developing — Canada Border Workers Vote to Strike
A week and a half before Canada’s planned reopening, the unions representing Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) employees announced that a majority of members have
Read More »Biden Administration Defends the Trump-era H-1B Wage Rule
In a court filing on July 23, the Biden administration defended a Trump-era policy that would award H-1B petitions based on salary, prioritizing high salaries over lower
Read More »Chile Announces New Plan Fronteras Protegidas, Protected Borders Plan
The new Plan Fronteras Protegidas came into effect on Monday, July 26. The plan outlines the requirements and conditions that travelers must comply with if they want to
Read More »The Immigration Nerds Talk to UCLA Law Professor Arulanantham About Immigration and Human Rights
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to Ahilan T. Arulanantham, a professor and Co-Director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the UCLA School
Read More »Israel Expands Foreign National Suspension and Updates Isolation Requirements
Israel has issued new isolation requirements for vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers and expanded the entry suspension to include foreign nationals from Brazil, South
Read More »State Department Provides US Passport Status Update
The US Department of State has provided updates on the current status of US Passport operations. Routine processing services can take up to 18 weeks from when the application
Read More »USCIS Permits Some TPS Eligible Nationals to File Online
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Wednesday, July 21, that eligible nationals from Burma, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, or Yemen would have the
Read More »USCIS Updates Policy Guidance for the Change of Status Process for F-1 Applicants
In a policy update, USCIS eliminated the requirement for individuals who have applied for a change of status (COS) to F-1 student to extend their status while their F-1 COS
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