As of September 23, 2020, the Foreign Ministry and National Immigration Administration of China has revised their travel entry ban to allow foreign nationals who hold residence permits for work, personal matters, or reunion, to enter China without having to apply for a new entry visa. Those with residence permits for work, personal matters, or… Read more »
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada has made a temporary change to one of their policies of converting a visitor visa to a work permit. Typically this is not allowed, however, as Canada recovers from the pandemic, visitors may now apply for temporary work if the below conditions are met: have valid status in Canada… Read more »
Effective October 5, 2020, the current Tier 4 (General) and Tier 4 (Child) routes will close and be replaced with the new Student Route and Child Student route. These routes will apply to both EEA and non-EEA students traveling to the UK to study. Those with current Tier 4 visas will not be affected. However,… Read more »
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed long-needed changes to the PERM Form 9089 which has been in use since March 30, 2005. As the original form was new back then, there was little opportunity for feedback from users before its publication. Now, however, stakeholders have been invited to provide comments before the final… Read more »
In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S., U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), working with the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC), designated 15 U.S. airports that travelers returning to the U.S., who were present in certain countries that experienced a surge in COVID-19 cases, could enter in order to undergo… Read more »
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. This writing will provide an update of some of these recent U.S. immigration developments and the potential impact on U.S. employers… Read more »
Presidential Proclamation 10052 took effect on June 24, 2020 and suspends the issuance of H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1 visas to certain foreign nationals through December 31, 2020. The proclamation also prevents spouses and children of these foreign nationals from being issued H-4, L-2, or J-2 visas. The proclamation applies to a foreign nationals that… Read more »
Argentina’s border closure has been further extended until August 30th. Airlines have requested ANAC (National Civil Aviation Administration) to increase routes to Argentina for September and October. These flights would be limited to foreign nationals with special visa permits as essential workers, residents, temporary workers and Argentinian citizens. Immigration authorities have started to approve Special… Read more »
The Finnish Immigration Service is currently experiencing a shortage of appointments times at its Service Points. Due to the global pandemic, it is no longer possible to queue in line at the Service Point. Additional appointments are being added to the system to help with the situation. Originally published 26 August, 2020 The content of… Read more »
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. All job offers undergo two newspaper ads and 30 days in the state workforce agency databank, but professional positions call for three additional types of recruitment selected from… Read more »
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