The UK Home Office has released an update to the Immigration rules, below are the key changes to make note of: Changes to the Skilled Worker, ICT and Tier 5 Government Authorized Exchange Route From May 21, 2021: A new ATAS (Academic Technology Approval Scheme) requirement is being introduced for certain roles, which must be… Read more »
Starting from March 1, 2021, Taiwan will ease travel limitations on Non-Republic of China (R.O.C) nationals: 1. Non-R.O.C. nationals may enter Taiwan if they meet the following conditions: a. Non-R.O.C. nationals (including foreign nationals, Hong Kong & Macau residents, people from Mainland China) with a valid Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) are permitted to enter Taiwan… Read more »
Effective May 1, 2021, all Dependent Pass (DP) holders who wish to be employed during their stay in Singapore will need an applicable work pass, such as an Employment Pass (EP), S Pass or Work Permit, instead of a Letter of Consent to Work (LOC). Existing LOC holders may continue to work until the expiry… Read more »
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the H-1B registration process, which opens at noon ET on March 9, 2021, and runs through noon ET March 25, 2021. USCIS also announced that employers and their representatives can create H-1B Registrant Accounts beginning at noon ET on March 2, 2021. Details:… Read more »
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received enough petitions to meet the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for temporary nonagricultural workers for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2021. February 12, 2021, was the final receipt date for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before October 1, 2021. USCIS said… Read more »
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) notified stakeholders that the agency continues to experience delays at certain lockboxes in issuing receipt notices for Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, based on eligibility categories relating to optional practical training (OPT) for F-1 students. USCIS currently recommends that such applicants wait eight weeks before contacting the agency… Read more »
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) formally announced that it has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption for fiscal year (FY) 2021. USCIS has also completed posting of non-selection notifications to registrants’ online accounts. This… Read more »
The Biden administration and Democratic sponsors in the Senate and House of Representatives have put forth a sweeping new immigration reform bill, the 353-page “U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021.” The bill states its purpose as providing an earned path to citizenship, addressing the root causes of migration, responsibly managing the southern border, reforming the immigrant… Read more »
The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for March 2021 shows a seven-month leap forward for Chinese and Indian green card applicants in the employment-based first preference category, with a final action date of August 1, 2020, for both countries. In February, immigrant visas were available for those with priority dates earlier than January 1, 2020…. Read more »
Under the PERM Rule, employers are required to ‘go forward’ with carefully drafted applications, and, like most agency laws, the Rule was created and exists solely by authority of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). In this article we will analyze two considerations: How and when the APA requires PERM employers to go forward with requests… Read more »
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