ArticleUnited States: H-1B Cap Is Reached For FY 2025USCIS announced today that it has received enough cap petitions to fill the 85,000 slots available for H-1B employment in the current fiscal year.United StatesImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleYemen TPS Re-Registration Period OpensTemporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen is extended for 18 months, from March 4, 2020, through September 3, 2021.United StatesImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleChanges Result In Faster Processing Of Work Permit ApplicationsPre-Work Permit Approval applications for Thailand may now be filed at the One-Stop Service Center (OSSC) instead of the Employment Department, which shortens the processing of such...ThailandEmployment and HRFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleState Department To Request Expedited Review Of Public Charge Questionnaire, Aims To Implement Rule Starting February 24The State Department will request the Office of Management and Budget to make an emergency review of its public charge questionnaire in an effort to begin implementing its public charge rule on...United StatesImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleNew Report On The Effects Of Temporary Migration – A Timely Objective Economic AnalysisThe report notes the highly cyclical labour market needs in Australia and illustrates why Australia has a temporary skilled visa program.AustraliaStrategyFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleOntario To Introduce New Permanent Residence Pilot Program To Attract Foreign Workers To Small And Rural CommunitiesOntario will introduce a new permanent residence pilot program, entitled the Regional Immigration Pilot, in early 2020, which will set aside 150 nominations CanadaImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleStricter Requirements Recently Implemented For Quebec Experience Program To Be SuspendedThe Quebec government announced that once suspending regulations are published in the Official Gazette, foreign nationals will no longer be subject to the stricter requirements CanadaImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleNew Travel Permit Available To Non-Chinese Permanent Residents Of Hong Kong SAR And Macau SARThe Exit and Entry Bureau of Mainland China announced that foreign nationals who are permanent residents of Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR can now apply for a new travel permit...ChinaImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleMigracion Colombia Establishes New Criteria In Relation To The Single Entry PermitsMigración Colombia recently issued the Resolution 3167 of 2019, which establishes important changes with respect to the types of single-entry permits to enter and remain temporarily in Colombia.ColombiaImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleEU Blue Card Minimum Salary Increased - November 25, 2019Lithuanian authorities have increased the salary level for EU Blue Card applications to EUR 1,933.50 gross per month, up approximately three percent from the April 2019 increase.European UnionEmployment and HRFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleCelebrating Pro Bono Week: Mayor Of London ‘We Are All Europeans' EventThis post is part of a series celebrating Pro Bono Week 2019 in the UK which runs from 4 to 8 November this year, providing an opportunity to encourageEuropean UnionImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleEU Settlement Scheme – Overseas Beneficiaries But that is still less than a quarter of the estimated 3.7 million EU citizens living in the UK. European UnionImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleSchengen Regulations and the Swiss Short-Term Residence L PermitsSwitzerland is a country in Central Europe. And while it may be small, it is home to many firms with a significant amount of intellectual capital. European UnionImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleUpdated Posted Worker Notification System AvailableThe updates to the online posted worker notification system in France have now been finalized and the new system is open for use after it was closed for updates. FranceEmployment and HRFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleWebsite Open For UK Nationals To Apply For Residence Cards In Case Of No-Deal BrexitThe French government has launched its website on which UK nationals and their accompanying family residing in France can request a Residence Card that corresponds to their residence ...FranceGovernment, Public SectorFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleAllowance Prorating Policy ExpandedEffective immediately, employers can prorate allowances for all work permit types based on the number of days an employee ...GermanyImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleEuropean Union/Schengen Area: Internal Schengen Border Checks SituationThe following countries have extended internal checks at their borders into March-June 2025: Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Slovenia and Sweden.GlobalImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticlePlan To Strengthen Border Security And Immigration RulesThe government of Canada has released a comprehensive plan to enhance border security aimed at addressing challenges such as irregular migration, drug trafficking, and organized crime across the U.S. border.GlobalImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleSocial Security Card Process Change To Delay Single Permit ProcessThe National Health Insurance Fund of Hungary is no longer allowing officers to release social security number certificates or social security cards in person.HungaryInsuranceFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleEmployment Visa Holders May Need To Leave Iraq To Obtain New Employment VisaEffective immediately, foreign nationals can only obtain new employment visas in country every other year; on alternate yearsIraqImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy