FEATURE ARTICLE GOVERNMENT IMMIGRATION FEES: AN OVERVIEW –This article provides an overview of government immigration fees in several countries. COUNTRY UPDATES COLOMBIA – This article discusses visa options for retirees and “digital nomads” in Colombia. EUROPEAN UNION – The Council of the European Union has extended temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees until March 2026. ITALY […]

Headlines: DHS Adds Environmental Economics to STEM Designated Degree Program List – The Department of Homeland Security has amended its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Designated Degree Program List by adding “Environmental/Natural Resource Economics” to the qualifying fields of study White House Orders Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Lebanese Nationals – President Biden issued a […]

Headlines: TPS Extended and Redesignated for Yemen; Work Authorization for F-1 Nonimmigrant Students From Yemen Announced – The Department of Homeland Security announced that the designation of Yemen for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has been extended and redesignated for 18 months, ending on March 3, 2026. DHS also announced work authorization relief for F-1 students […]

Headlines: President Announces New Measures for Spousal Work Authorization, DACA Recipients – On June 18, 2024, President Biden announced measures “to ensure that U.S. citizens with noncitizen spouses and children can keep their families together.” He also announced measures to enable certain Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and others to receive work visas more […]

Headlines: E-Verify+ Trial Launched; Users Should Check Their Bookmarks, USCIS Said – E-Verify+ integrates the Form I-9 and E-Verify employment eligibility verification processes. USCIS also noted that E-Verify users should check their bookmarks and update them if needed. USCIS Reminds SAVE Users to Certify Tutorial Review, Provides Best Practice Tips – As of May 28, […]

Headlines: DHS Issues New ‘Western Hemisphere Parole’ Class of Admission – As part of the Biden administration’s actions to manage regional migration and facilitate “safe, orderly, and humane processing of migrants,” the Department of Homeland Security has issued a new class of admission, Western Hemisphere Parole. SAVE Will Soon Require Users to Review New Tutorial […]

  Headlines: USCIS Reports Statistics on Employers and Beneficiaries for FY 2025 H-1B Cap Initial Registration – Following up on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) previous announcement that it had received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year 2025 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including […]

Headlines:  Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for Early Second Half of FY 2024 – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 19,000 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the early second half of fiscal year 2024 with start dates from April […]

Headlines USCIS Has Completed FY2025 H-1B Cap Initial Registration– U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has completed the selection process for fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap registrations, including the master’s cap. Higher Immigration Fees Took Effect April 1 – Despite pending litigation, higher immigration fees took effect on April 1. USCIS Announces Rule to Increase Automatic […]

Headlines: U.S. District Judge Declines to Temporarily Stop Immigration Fee Increases – A U.S. District Judge in Colorado denied a request for a temporary restraining order to stop immigration fee increases scheduled to take effect April 1, 2024. USCIS Announces Filing Location Change for Certain Employment-Based Forms – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced […]