Canadian government removes visa requirements for Chilean nationals

On November 22, 2014, the Canadian government announced the removal of the requirement for Chilean nationals to obtain temporary resident […]

By Helen Park

US executive action promises important new immigration benefits for some

US President Obama announced on November 20, 2014 a series of executive actions to crack down on illegal immigration at […]

By Matt Schulz

Effective November 12, 2014, the US and the PRC will both increase the validity of business, tourist, student and exchange […]

By Matt Schulz

Investors, their spouses and unmarried children under 21 can become US permanent residents by creating (or saving) jobs for US […]

By Matt Schulz

Starting in mid-September 2014, the US Customs and Border Protection agency (“CBP”) began optimizing processing for first-time Canadian TN and […]

By Matt Schulz

We reported on August 12 the good news that the USCIS is reporting faster processing times for EB5 immigrant investors […]

By Matt Schulz

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency reports faster processing times for immigrant investors in the US under the employment-based, […]

By Matt Schulz

The US State Department announced on August 4 that most of the worldwide backlog of nonimmigrant visa cases have been […]

By Matt Schulz

Pursuant to Decree No. 639 of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 11 June 2014, the Republic of […]

By Aigoul Kenjebayeva

American consular posts in Canada temporarily suspended visa processing for non-Canadians from June through the end of August. The American […]

By Matt Schulz

On April 7, 2014, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency announced it received more new H-1B petitions than it […]

By Matt Schulz