UK | Public Testing of EU Settlement Scheme Opens
On January 21, the Home Office began a voluntary public testing phase of the EU Settlement Scheme, where passport holding EU citizens and their family members may apply to
Read More »Mexico | Increase in Immigration Fees
Mexico’s National Immigration Institute (INM) increased their fees this month by an average of 4.74%. This fee adjustment is based on the Consumer Price Index yearly
Read More »Russia | New Obligations Imposed for Inviting Parties.
On January 16, 2019, Russian federal law #216-FZ came into effect, introducing additional obligations for companies inviting foreign nationals to Russia on work and
Read More »OMB Completes Review of H-1B Registration Requirement Final Rule
On January 25, 2019, USCIS announced that the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs have completed their review of
Read More »Federal Government Reopens
On January 25, 2019, the President signed a bill to reopen the Federal Government after a 35-day shutdown, the longest shutdown in history. This bill included funding for
Read More »DACA Termination Review Declined by the Supreme Court
On January 22, the United States Supreme Court declined to address the Trump Administration’s request to review the lawsuit challenging the termination of the Deferred
Read More »Citizenship Question Stricken from 2020 Census
United States Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, directed the US Census Bureau to add a question that has not appeared since 1950: “Is this person a citizen of the
Read More »Accelerate HR Panel Event, Tyson’s Corner | January 30
On Wednesday, January 30, EIG attorneys Jeff Quilhot and Miatrai Brown, led a panel discussion on global mobility at the Global HR News Mobility Accelerate Event. We were
Read More »Shutdown Worsens Strain on US Immigration Courts
Immigration court backlogs have only been exacerbated by the shutdown with estimates of over 400 immigration judges furloughed, approximately 500 immigration cases per day
Read More »World Study Shows the US Has Largest Number of College-Educated Immigrants
Research completed by Pew Research Center found that the US has the largest college-educated immigrant population in the world. Further, the percentage of immigrants in the
Read More »Premium Processing Resumes for FY2019 H-1B CAP Cases
Update: Starting Monday, January 28, premium processing will become available for pending FY2019 H-1B CAP cases. Premium Processing requests can be submitted for cases
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About the Immigration Story, Featuring NPR’s Betto Arcos, Part 2
Listen to the second part of our conversation with Betto Acros in this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast two-part series. Enjoy the international journey Arcos relives
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