Visas & International Travel

29/11/2024

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a temporary final rule (TFR) making available an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2025.

The supplemental H-2B visa allocation consists of roughly 44,700 visas available to returning workers who received an H-2B visa or held H-2B status…

11/11/2024

This new initiative aims to simplify the entry process, making it more convenient for travelers arriving on the island.

Dominica is set to streamline the travel experience for visitors with the introduction of online immigration forms.

07/11/2024

Trump has promised to renew and expand travel bans aimed at a broader list of countries and introduce an “ideological screening” to bar individuals whom Trump describes as “dangerous lunatics, haters, bigots and maniacs.”

Trump also said he plans to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who are in the country illegally.

25/10/2024

Canada announces 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan: a plan that will pause population growth in the short term to achieve well-managed, sustainable growth in the long term.

https://visasandtravels.com/canadian-government-imposes-stricter-immigration-controls/

16/10/2024

This measure supports faster processing of applications and improves client service for eligible foreign nationals.

IRCC: Applicants who are not eligible under this temporary public policy are required to undergo an IME as per usual health screening procedures.

10/10/2024

For applicants who meet the language skills requirement, for example, the required period of residence will be 5 years.

The Finnish Immigration Service aims to clear the backlog of citizenship applications gradually by 2027.

02/10/2024

NOW OPEN: Application for 2026 US Diversity Visa Lottery Program.

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The 2026 DV Program will open at 12:00 p.m. EDT on October 2, 2024 dvprogram.state.gov is the ONLY way to apply.

18/09/2024

The proposed reduction of temporary residents from 6.5% of Canada’s total population to 5% will be reflected in the 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan, which will be released by November 1, 2024.

Post-Graduation Work Permit Programme: Updated to align with immigration goals and labour market needs, effective this autumn.

13/09/2024

As part of Constitution Week, USCIS will welcome more than 17,000 new citizens in 467 naturalization ceremonies across the nation from Sept. 14-23.

As part of Constitution Week, USCIS will welcome more than 17,000 new citizens in 467 naturalization ceremonies across the nation from Sept. 14-23.

08/09/2024

‘Overtourism’ brings some chaos to summer of 2024.

https://visasandtravels.com/overtourism-brings-some-chaos-to-summer-of-2024/

Overtourism generally describes the tipping point at which visitors and their cash stop benefiting residents and instead cause harm by degrading historic sites.

06/09/2024

Taiwan: Discover the “Hot Spring Kingdom” Where Relaxation Meets Culinary Delights

Taiwan sits at the junction of the Euro-Asian and Philippine continental plates, giving rise to its reputation as the “Hot Spring Kingdom.”

29/08/2024

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has ended a temporary public policy that allowed visitors to apply for a work permit from within Canada, effective immediately.

IRCC introduced the policy in August 2020 to help visitors who were unable to leave the country due to COVID-19 pandemic–related travel restrictions.

29/08/2024

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has ended a temporary public policy that allowed visitors to apply for a work permit from within Canada, effective immediately.

More details on our website!

12/07/2024

The 72/144-hour visa free transit policy has been particularly well received by foreign travelers. First implemented in 2013, the policy has been recently expanded to allow travelers from 54 countries to transit through 20 cities like Beijing, Tianjin, and others without a visa for up to 144 hours.

In the first half of the year, 307,000 foreign travelers entered Beijing without a visa, with 33,700 using the 144-hour visa-free transit.

31/03/2024

What started as an intergovernmental project between five Member States in 1985 – Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands – has gradually expanded to become what is today the largest area of free movement in the world.

https://visasandtravels.com/bulgaria-and-romania-officially-join-visa-free-schengen-zone/

11/03/2024

Effective from today, care workers entering the UK on Health and Care Worker visas will not be allowed to bring dependants.

https://visasandtravels.com/?s=Care+workers+UK

09/03/2024

Canada announces Rural Community Immigration Pilot.

It will provide pathways to permanent residence for newcomers who can help to overcome critical labour job shortages and want to live long term in these smaller communities.