Israeli consulates in China, Turkey and India have resumed processing visa applications after processing was suspended on June 26, 2019.

Nationals of 120 countries traveling to Pakistan for tourism or business can now benefit from a simplified, free, electronic visa process that reduces administrative requirements and processing times.

The Ministry of Labour has released a National Occupational Classification Manual designed to assist individuals and organizations in matching professions with the appropriate work permit...

The Ministry of Labour portal has been updated, allowing both employees (who are moving to a new company) and their new employer to initiate a sponsorship transfer request...

Effective immediately, nationals of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka are subject to new Multiple Entry Work Visa (MEWV) application and validity period rules.

Long-term visa applications (including appeals and waivers) still pending as of November 30, 2024, are automatically extended until March 31, 2025.

In January 2025, the Department of Home Affairs will implement a new visa program called the Trusted Tour Operator Scheme (TTOS), offering pre-registration, expedited visa processing and dedicated visa...

In this Immigration Conversation podcast episode, Senior Manager Lindiwe Mapota interviews Director Johannes Kgotso Tiba on recent changes to the South African...

The Employment Department in Thailand has officially announced that Work Permit applications filed under the Board of Investment,

Russian nationals were included on the list of visa-exempt nationals in July 2024, per this news brief.

The government has been progressively expanding the e-visa system to almost all Thai consular posts worldwide.

Effective immediately, the Immigration Bureau at the One Stop Service Center only accepts Long-Stay Visa extension applications if the sponsoring company has paid the withholding tax (PND1)...

The suspension of consular services mentioned below may not affect Temporary Protection Directive beneficiaries, though this depends on each EU Member State's interpretation.

Authorities in the following countries have announced new deadlines for employers to update their employees' salary details for pension and salary payment purposes...

The United Arab Emirates introduced stricter penalties for labor law violations.

As of October 15, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) was conducting analyst review for PERM applications filed in August 2023 or earlier, and processing audited cases...

Consistent with the Venezuela National Assembly decree of June 25, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...

As of September 1, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) was conducting analyst review for PERM applications filed in August 2023 or earlier, and processing audited cases with priority dates of December 2022 or earlier.

DHS's new public charge regulation is set to take effect on February 24, 2020 in all U.S. states but Illinois, where a court injunction prevents implementation of the rule for the time being.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to maintain a dramatically increased pace of worksite enforcement that began last year.