New rules on immigrationExplains how the Immigration Act of 1990 could affect a firm's access to skilled workers from other countries. Specific details of rulings on the two major classifications; Immigrant visas; Benefits and disadvantages for employ...
On December 17 in Beijing, the National Immigration Administration announced an eased transit visa-free policy. The stay period has been extended to 10 days (240 hours), and 21 new ports have been added, bringing the total to 60. The permitted stay areas have been expanded to 24 provinces....
The U.S.-Mexico border was relatively calm as the U.S. ended its pandemic-era immigration restrictions and migrants adapted to new asylum rules and legal pathways meant to discourage illegal crossings. A full day after the rules known as Title 42 were li
China's New Transit Visa Rules: Extended Stay, More Ports and Wider Areas On December 17 in Beijing, the National Immigration Administration announced an eased transit visa-free policy. The stay period has been extended to 10 days (240 hours), and 21 new ports have been added, bringing the...
The ‘electronic travel authorisation’ will be required by all travellers who currently enjoy visa-free status.
Migrants at a makeshift camp between fences on the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego, California, U.S., May 12, 2023. /CFP Political controversy The policy shift has been contentious, with Biden's supporters on the left saying the new rules are too strict while opponents on the...
Immigration infringements categorized as “moderate” will lead to an economic penalty of between eight and forty minimum salaries (previously between one and fifteen minimum salaries). The following actions were added as moderate infractions:
Firstly, it has been tapped one of the most visible gap in China's immigration rules. Previously students who had completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree and were not able to immediately find a job had to leave the country at the expiration of the student visa. Taking example fro...
of an increase in Canada’s federal carbon tax, onerecent Globe and Mail storysays that residents of Canada who use personal vehicles as transportation “will pay 17.6 cents a litre of gasoline in fuel charges in 2024. [This represents an increase of] about 3.3 cents” co...
The program will also mark the first time the administration creates a program specifically for Ecuadorians, who have journeyed to the U.S. southern border in record numbers over the past year. In the first 11 months of fiscal year 2023, Border Patrol apprehended nearly 99,000 Ecuadorians who...