The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) now grants automatic approvals to applications for Foreign Knowledge Worker (FKW) projections, easing the FKW projection process.

As a reminder, starting January 1, 2020, the minimum salary threshold for foreign nationals applying for initial and renewal S Passes in Singapore will increase from SGD 2,300 to SGD 2,400.

•Though a new Form I-9 (10/21/2019 edition) takes effect upon Federal Register publication, employers will have another 90 days to use the prior version (07/17/17 edition), according to USCIS.

Temporary Protected Status for Syria will be extended by 18 months, from October 1, 2019 through March 31, 2021.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that effective September 10, 2024, the agency has increased the automatic green card validity extension granted to green card renewal applicants to 36 months...

The National Immigration Institute (INM) will reinstate its online appointment system on September 17, 2024, following a two-and-a-half-year shutdown. Foreign nationals and employers seeking to submit...

The Eastern District Court of Texas has extended the administrative stay of parole approvals under the Keeping Families Together parole in place program through September 23.

The EB-2 immigrant visa category is immediately unavailable and will remain so through the remainder of fiscal year 2024, which ends September 30, 2024.

A companion bill has been introduced in the Senate.

Effective January 1, 2020, the minimum monthly wage in Bulgaria has increased to BGN 610, up 8.9 percent from 2019.

•The Labor Department in the Republic of Congo has closed the office responsible for issuing work permits to foreign nationals and plans to replace it with a new agency.

•Effective January 1, 2020, the minimum monthly wage in Croatia has increased to HRK 4,062.51, up 8.3 percent from 2019.

Effective immediately, the ​Czech Republic has transferred the requirement of registering posted workers from the receiving entity to the sending entity.

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TheEU Home Affairs Commissioner confirmed on October 10, 2024 that the November 10, 2024 commencement date for the EES was no longer viable.

Ongoing events in Hong Kong have caused travel disruptions at the Hong Kong Airport, however immigration processing has not been affected at this time.

On June 21, 2024, the government of India announced that the "Fast Track Immigration- Trusted Travelers' Program" (FTI-TTP) has been launched to speed up the immigration clearance process...

In the run-up to our upcoming APAC Immigration Conference 'Managing Immigration in the Age of Disruption', we wanted to take a closer look at several of the countries that we cover from within the region ...

Employers in Indonesia with workers from Mainland China must submit an online report to the Ministry of Manpower with information about their active foreign employees and a description

All foreign nationals seeking employment in Federal Iraq must now undergo a mandatory blood test and must also have their blood test authenticated at an Iraqi consulate prior to travel.