ArticleEurope – Entry/Exit System (EES)Starting Oct. 12, 2025, the EU will gradually introduce automated border checks with biometric data collection.European UnionImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleCOVID-19: All Countries Removed From High-risk Areas ListAs of March 3, the German government has removed all countries from its high-risk areas list, including the U.S. Individuals from these countries are no longer ordered to quarantine upon arrival...GermanyImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleCOVID 19 Travel Restriction UpdateEffective July 2, travelers arriving from the following 8 non-EU countries will be permitted to enter Germany: Australia, Canada, China, Georgia, , Montenegro, New Zealand, Thailand, ...GermanyImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticlePAYE Obligations RevisedBeginning January 1, 2020, short term business visitors will have a new rule to oblige to determine whether a payroll obligation exists. IrelandEmployment and HRFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleESD Foreign Knowledge Worker Projection For 2020 Opens November 20, 2019Applications must be made online via the ESD portal with the company's login ID. MalaysiaImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleSpecial Pass UpdateEffective March 15, 2021, the submission of Special Pass applications can now be completed online on the Expatriate Service Division (ESD) portal. MalaysiaImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleChanges To Residence Processing Priority RulesEffective 24 February 2020, applications under the Residence for Work (RFW) programme will no longer be prioritised over those under the Skilled Migrant Category (SMC).New ZealandImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleE-Visa & Invitation Letter UpdateBeginning October 1st, invitation letters for foreign nationals will now be issued in e-form only.RussiaImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleIncrease In Local Qualifying SalaryEffective July 2024, an increase in Singapore's Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) from S$1,400 to S$1,600 per month will impact a firm's foreign worker quota entitlement.SingaporeEmployment and HRFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleReinforcement Of Tax Payment RecordsEffective November 18, 2019, the authorities will no longer process a foreign national's VIN and/or ARC extension until the host companies tax payments are up to date. South KoreaImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleDepartment Of Labor Extends Request For Information (RFI) To May 13, 2024 On Proposed Schedule A Occupation RevisionsOn February 15, 2024, the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration extended its Request for Information period concerning possible revisions to its list of Schedule A job...United StatesEmployment and HRFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleShutdown Averted: DHS Releases Fact SheetShortly before the deadline on September 30, 2023, Congress passed and President Biden signed H.R. 5860, a short-term funding bill to keep the federal government funded for 45 days. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleDepartment Of State Advises On Passport ProcessingOn December 18, 2023, the Department of State (DOS) announced that passport processing times have returned to the agency's pre-pandemic norm.United StatesImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleDepartment Of State Conducting Proof Of Concept TestingThe U.S. Embassy in Dublin is conducting proof of concept testing with a small number of K-1 visas. United StatesImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleDepartment Of State: Final Rule Eliminates Informal Evaluations Of Immigrant Visa Applicants' Family MembersEffective January 8, 2024, the Department of State (DOS) is amending its immigrant visa regulations by removing the section allowing a consular officer to conduct an informal evaluation...United StatesImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleDepartment Of State Proposes Supplemental Questionnaire For Passport ApplicationsThe Department of State (DOS) has published a 60-day notice seeking public comment on a proposed supplemental questionnaire to an existing passport application ...United StatesImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleMarch Visa Bulletin Shows Big Leap Forward For Chinese And Indian EB-1sThe March bulletin also includes information on diversity category cut-offs for April and instructions on reporting address changes for overseas cases.United StatesImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticlePartial Opening Of Land Borders For Argentines And ResidentsThe national government has decreed the partial opening of land borders for Argentines and foreigners with valid residence in the country. IUnited StatesImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleU.S. Alert – EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Program EXPIREDEB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program.United StatesImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration
ArticleU.S. ALERT – Supreme Court Allows Temporary Exemption For Grandparents, Others From Travel Ban, But Not For Certain RefugeesAlso exempt from the travel ban, per a Trump administration list, are parents, spouses, fiancé(e)s, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, and siblings.United StatesImmigrationFakhoury Global Immigration