UK Home Office Advises Transition to eVisas, with Provisional Deadline Extension
The UK government is transitioning to eVisas for a more digital, streamlined border and immigration system. The eVisas will replace physical immigration documents with
Read More »Australia Skills in Demand Visa to Replace Temporary Skill Shortage Visa
The new Skills in Demand visa will replace the Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) visa on December 7, 2024. The new Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) will apply to the
Read More »DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Designating TPS for Lebanon
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Federal Register notice designating Lebanon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. Secretary of Homeland
Read More »USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2025 H-1B Cap
USCIS announced on December 2, 2024, it has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S.
Read More »China Further Expands Unilateral Visa Free Entry Policy
Effective November 30, 2024, nationals of Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Romania qualify for China’s unilateral visa-free
Read More »Singapore Updates Criteria for Employment Permits
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has released updated versions of its lists of educational institutions awarded 20 points and professional qualifications awarded 10 points
Read More »Japan Joins US Global Entry
On November 26, 2024, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that Japan is now an official Global Entry partner country, marking a significant step in strengthening
Read More »UK Changes to the Ukraine Visa Schemes
On February 4, 2025, the UK’s existing Ukraine Extension Scheme (UES) will close, and a new Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) Scheme will open. In February 2024, the
Read More »UK Visa Changes for Colombian Nationals
On November 26, 2024, the UK government published a new statement of changes to the Immigration Rules, which introduces a visa requirement for nationals of Colombia. A
Read More »Malaysia ESD Opens Expatriate Projection Applications for 2025
Effective December 1, 2024, companies that are registered on Malaysia’s Expatriate Services Division (ESD) online portal may apply for the Projection of Expatriates for
Read More »China to Temporarily Suspend and Update the Online Work Permit System
From 18:00 on November 29, 2024 until 18:00 on December 1, 2024, China’s work permit application portal will be temporarily suspended during an upgrade to support the
Read More »China Trials Document-Free Entry at Certain Ports
The Exit and Entry Administration of China has decided to upgrade part of the border inspection fast channels in Shenzhen Bay Port in Shenzhen and Gongbei Port in Zhuhai,
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