ArticleWorksite Enforcement Investigations Remain HighU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to maintain a dramatically increased pace of worksite enforcement that began last year.United StatesImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
Article2025 Levels For International Students AnnouncedThe Minister for Education, Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration, and Acting Minister for Skills and Training, announced that the government is setting a National Planning Level (NPL) for newAustraliaImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleApplication Fees And High-Income Threshold IncreasedEffective July 1, 2024, the Australian government increased visa application fees for most visa types, including the following: Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482)...AustraliaImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleUpdated Yellow Fever Vaccination Requirements For Certain Costa Rican Citizens And Residents ForthcomingThe government announced February 11, 2025 as the implementation date for the yellow fever vaccination certificate requirement.Costa RicaImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticlePositive Lists For Graduates, Skilled Workers Updated In July 2024Effective July 1, 2024, the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration has updated the Positive Lists for both graduates and skilled workers.DenmarkImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleProcessing Delays To Be Expected During July, August Holiday PeriodDuring the annual July and August holiday period, many government offices in Europe will be operating with reduced staff (as is common each year during this period). European UnionImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleVisa-National Work Permit Holders Now Require Valid Visa To Enter GuyanaBased on recent practical experience, immigration authorities in Guyana are now requiring visa nationals who hold a valid Guyanese Work Permit to additionally hold a valid Employment Visa on Arrival (EVOA)...GuyanaImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleOverseas Citizenship Of India Card Applicants Subject To New Travel RestrictionThe Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published a rule requiring foreign nationals of Indian origin seeking to apply for an Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) Card to have lived in IndiaIndiaImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleExpansion Of Endorsement Services Of The ESD Satellite Centre To All Employment Pass TypesEligible applicants may now complete the endorsement process of their approved passes through the Expatriate Services Division (ESD) Satellite Centre (ESC) at the Kuala Lumpur...MalaysiaImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleMigration Authority Warns About Fraudulent CommunicationsPortugal's immigration authority, the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA), has published a public warning about the circulation of fraudulent...PortugalImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleReminder Of Upcoming Deadline For Mainland Private Sector Employers To Increase Emiratization RateMainland companies in the private sector in the United Arab Emirates with 50 or more employees are reminded that they must increase their current Emiratization rate by an additional 1% by June 30, 2024...United Arab EmiratesLaw Practice ManagementFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleEB-3 Unavailable Through September 30The annual immigrant visa quotas have been reached on all EB-3 categories for this fiscal year.United StatesImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleEnhancing Pro Bono Services In New York: The Fragomen FellowshipEnhancing Pro Bono Services in New York: The Fragomen Fellowship.United StatesImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
PodcastAt The Copa, The Copa America, Part 1 | #FragomenFC - Ep.2 (Podcast)Our firm's podcast series, #FragomenFC: Passport to North America 2026, is back with Episode 2, the first of a two-part episode: "At the Copa, the Copa America."United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleVisa-exempt Road, Rail Entry Extended To Additional European CountriesBelarus has extended its road and rail visa exemption programs until December 31, 2025. The programs allow foreign nationals to enter Belarus for tourism or business travel at international road and rail entry points...BelarusImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleEuropean Council Fully Suspends Visa Waiver AgreementEffective December 12, 2024, the European Council adopted the European Parliament and European Commission's proposal to move Vanuatu from the visa-exempt list to the visa required list.European UnionImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleJTKSM Pre-Approval Now Required For ESD CompaniesAccording to verbal confirmations from immigration authorities, the requirement to obtain pre-approval (JTKSM) from the Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia online portal...MalaysiaImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
Article'Visit Korea Year' Temporarily Exempts 22 Countries From K-ETAThe Ministry of Justice has extended the exemption until December 31, 2025. Applicants from eligible countries or regions will see a pop-up notification on the K-ETA website when selecting their nationality.South KoreaImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleTwo-Month Grace Period For Foreign Nationals In Irregular StatusThe amnesty program ended on December 31, 2024, and as a result, individuals, including residents and visitors found to be in the United Arab Emirates...United Arab EmiratesImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticlePresident Biden Signs Bill To Fund Federal Operations Through March 14President Biden signed a temporary stopgap measure funding the federal government through March 14, 2025, after the Senate voted to pass the measure early Saturday morning.United StatesImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy