1. Group Sues Trump Administration Over $100K H-1B Application Fee; U.S. Chamber of Commerce Objects to Fee – In reaction to the fee, several entities have pushed back, including a lawsuit filed by a group representing many organizations that rely in part on H-1B workers and a letter from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to […]
In this issue: 1. Hundreds Arrested at Georgia Hyundai Plant in Massive Operation – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested approximately 475 people during a raid on a Hyundai manufacturing plant outside of Savannah, Georgia. About 300 of those arrested were from South Korea. 2. USCIS Plans to Recruit and Train ‘Special Agents’ to Exercise […]
1. INTERNSHIP/TRAINEE VISAS: AN OVERVIEW – This article provides an update on internship/trainee visas in several countries. 2. CANADA – This article discusses important immigration-related updates for 2025. 3. EUROPEAN UNION/ITALY – Investor visa programs are under pressure across the European Union. Should you consider the Italian investor visa now? 4. TÜRKIYE – The Turkish […]
In this issue: 1. DOS Updates Policy to Require In-Person Interviews for Most Nonimmigrant Visas – Effective September 2, 2025, the categories of applicants who may be eligible for a waiver of the nonimmigrant visa interview will be updated. All nonimmigrant visa applicants generally will require an in-person interview with a consular officer, with a […]
In this issue: 1. DOJ Announces Civil Division Enforcement Priorities, Including Denaturalization and Ending Sanctuary Jurisdictions – On June 11, 2025, the Civil Division of the Department of Justice issued a memorandum announcing its enforcement priorities under the Trump administration. Under the memo, among other things, a policy shift heightens the priority of civil denaturalization […]
In this issue: 1. Trump v. Foreign Students, Continued: DOS Suspends All Student/Exchange Visitor Visa Applications While Considering Expansion of Social Media Vetting, Will ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Certain Chinese Students – In the most recent of a continuing series of actions taken against international students seeking to pursue an education in the United States, […]
1. ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORIZATIONS: AN OVERVIEW – This article provides an update on electronic travel authorizations in several countries. 2. ITALY – A new law introduces significant changes to eligibility criteria for Italian citizenship by descent. 3. UNITED KINGDOM – The Home Office has released a comprehensive white paper outlining major proposed immigration reforms. New […]
In this issue: 1. SEVIS Record Reactivations Not Retroactive; Uncertainty Remains – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reinstated many Student and Exchange Visitor Information System records as of April 24, 2025—not retroactively to the date of termination of the records, thus leaving a gap that could be construed as rendering the students out of status […]
Headlines: 1. STUDENT VISAS IN ITALY: AN OVERVIEW – This article provides an update on student visas in Italy. 2. CANADA – A new Ministerial Instruction eliminates points for job offers with respect to Express Entry. 3. ITALY – Italian Town Halls are introducing new fees for Italian citizenship and civil status certificates. 4. UNITED […]
In this issue: 1. FY 2026 H-1B Initial Registration Selection Process Completed – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year 2026 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap). 2. USCIS Announces Work Permit Procedures […]