Highly-skilled foreign nationals who seek to work for qualifying companies in Shanghai can now apply for and obtain a work ...

Die Schweizer Regierung hat beschlossen, das Format bestimmter Kategorien von Arbeits- und Aufenthaltsgenehmigungen für in der Schweiz lebende und/oder arbeitende Ausländer, zu ändern.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana has expanded the requirement for foreign nationals to submit a copy of their employment agreement with the sponsoring entity when applying for initial...

All rail and ferry service to and from Mainland China will be suspended.

Due to the deteriorating security situation in Iraq and the surrounding region, governments of several countries have issued travel warnings for their nationals regarding all travel to Iraq.

Effective November 4, 2024, the renewal application process for Irish Residence Permit (IRP) cards will be moved online for residents of all remaining counties of Ireland...

•Effective immediately, subcontractors' employers must sponsor work visa applications for their own employees, where previously it was understood that the subcontractors' host company could sponsor

Companies in Malaysia registered with the Expatriate Services Division.

Effective January 1, 2020, the minimum annual salary for EU Blue Card applicants in Germany will increase to EUR 55,200, or EUR 43,056 for shortage occupations, up 2.9 percent from last year.

The Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) has implemented a new requirement for biometric registration of foreign nationals who remain in Nigeria for over 90 days.

Looking ahead Fragomen is tracking the various travel bans and restrictions in the Asia-Pacific region.

In 2014, the Swiss electorate adopted what is termed the "mass immigration initiative" (Eidgenössische Volksinitiative «Gegen Masseneinwanderung»)...

The EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, paving the way for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on January 31, 2020, has been passed by the new UK Parliament by 358 to 234 votes.

The President is expected to sign the bills.

The EB-3 and EB-5 Unreserved immigrant visa categories are immediately unavailable and will remain so through the remainder of fiscal year 2024, which ends September 30, 2024. USCIS should nevertheless...

A federal district court has temporarily blocked the enforcement of a presidential proclamation that would require immigrant visa applicants to demonstrate that they would have unsubsidized health ...

•The rule requires a consular officer to deny a visitor visa to a pregnant woman if the officer determines that the primary purpose of her trip is to obtain U.S. citizenship...

Visa applicants will not be subject to the State Department's new public charge regulation until further notice. The rule was set to take effect today.

Work authorization for Salvadoran Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries will be extended through January 4, 2021 under the bilateral agreement.  

The new edition of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, is dated 10/21/2019 but will not become mandatory until May 1, 2020.