New UK penalties for unauthorized foreign workers and their employers starting July 12, 2016
Effective today, July 12, 2016, employers found guilty of “knowingly” employing unauthorized foreign workers in the UK may face an […]
Immigration
US Visa Bulletin Update—EB-1 backlogs predicted
Effective August 1, 2016, the employment-based, first-preference immigrant visa (EB-1) is no longer expected to be immediately available for individuals […]
Changes to the Tier 2 and Tier 5 immigration regime
On March 24, 2016, the UK government responded to the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) review of Tier 2 policy and […]
New policy guidance for immigrants changing employers
On March 18, 2016, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services agency (USCIS) issued new policy guidance regarding how certain […]
US State Department changes E Visa processing in Canada for investors and traders
The US State Department announced, effective March 1, 2016, new streamlined registration and expanded processing locations for E-1 treaty trader […]
Changes to Canadian Work Permit Categories for Television/Film and Performing Arts
The Canadian Department of Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) has announced two new Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) exempt […]
H-1B blast off countdown 2016
T minus 72 days. The countdown has begun. The date is coming. It will be here soon. It is the biggest […]
Faster entry into the UK for Australian, Canadian, Japanese, New Zealand and American nationals: Registered Travellers Scheme
After the success of the Registered Travellers Scheme pilot, the scheme has now been rolled out permanently. The scheme allows […]
USCIS received 233,000 FY 2016 H-1Bs: 148,000 more than the maximum quota
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency (USCIS) announced that the agency received nearly 233,000 new H-1Bs subject to the […]
Much ado about nothing
On March 24, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a report critical […]
Employment Authorization for H-4 Spouses
Effective May 26, 2015, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services agency (USCIS) will begin to issue Employment Authorization Documents […]