Applicants may also apply for an individual waiver on religious or moral grounds.

Both F-1 and J-1 visas may permit international students to study at a college or university in the United States.

Canada is advancing two policy areas with significant implications for travel, immigration, and the labour market.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on February 11, 2019, that it has revised Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and is introducing a new Form I-539A.

On October 30, the Biden administration released Executive Order 14074, "Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.".

Nearly half of all House Democrats on Monday, November 22, called on their Senate colleagues to augment the immigration protections in the House-passed Build Back Better Act before the Senate votes on it.

The Biden administration has postponed indefinitely its plans to raise the wages of professional foreign workers in the H-1B and employment-based green card categories, while reconfirming intentions to propose reforms to the H-1B visa program by the end of the year.

Romania's GEO 14 introduces a comprehensive overhaul of foreign labor access, replacing traditional work permits with a fully digital, centralized platform. The reform establishes stricter employer requirements, mandatory financial guarantees, and enhanced compliance obligations while creating new pathways for high-skilled workers. How will these sweeping changes reshape labor migration and employer strategies in Romania's evolving workforce landscape?

The Department of Labour has issued a series of decisions explaining what happens when the national Programme Electronic Review Management (PERM) office asserts that it sent an audit letter which the employer says it never received.

The Preamble to the PERM Rule appeared in the Federal Register back in 2004 with instructions for recruitment needed to process labor certification applications for foreign workers.

In April 2017, President Trump issued the Buy American, Hire American Executive Order.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed a rule to increase the filing fees for most of its applications and petitions for immigration benefits.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, processing issues at USCIS, and the Trump Administration's efforts to protect U.S. workers and wages, there have been several U.S. immigration developments in the last few weeks.

INA Section 203(b)(1)(C) relates to evidence of what constitutes a multinational manager for purposes of petitioning for permanent residence status.

It does not matter where the student or school is located, embarking into college life can be an exciting experience. Along with the excitement comes the onboarding process.

The UK's new Labor Government has tasked the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) with investigating the reliance of the IT and Engineering sectors on international recruitment.

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued guidance for individuals interested in participating in the H-1B Domestic Renewal pilot program

In the last thirty days, there have been several developments in U.S. immigration policy and practice, which are attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on U.S. immigration and, particularly, the issuance of immigrant visas, also known as green cards.

Effective November 1, 2021, fully-vaccinated and medically-exempt Australians will no longer require a travel exemption to depart Australia.