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UNITED STATES: New Executive Order on Immigration

March 10, 2017

On 6th March 2017, President Donald Trump released a revised executive order entitled ‘Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States’ (the “Order”) following legal challenges to the preceding order issued earlier this year. The new Order becomes effective as of 16th March 2017, and differs from the previous Order in several important respects. Suspension […]

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UNITED STATES: Libya, Somalia and Yemen Added to Countries of Concern List for Visa Waiver Program

March 1, 2016

On 18th February the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that it is adding Libya, Somalia and Yemen to the list of countries or areas of concern, limiting Visa Waiver Program (VWP) travel for certain individuals who have visited any…

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UNITED STATES: Major Changes to the Visa Waiver Program

February 2, 2016

Effective 21st January 2016, the U.S. Department of State has implemented changes to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) which will exclude dual nationals of Iran, Iraq, Sudan or Syria, and those who have visited any of those countries since March…

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UNITED STATES: Plan Now for the 1st April 2016 Deadline for H-1B Filings

January 27, 2016

1st April 2016 is the deadline for cap-subject employers to file their H-1B petitions for skilled foreign workers. Why is this Significant? It is important not to wait until the last minute to file petitions for this visa type. The…

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UNITED STATES: H-1B visa petitions opening 1st April

March 28, 2014

From the 1st April 2014, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be accepting H-1B visa petitions for the 2015 fiscal year. As with the 2014 fiscal year however, the USCIS will continue to be limited to issuing only…

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Worldwide ERC® Master Series | The Bilateral Relationship Between Mexico and the United States from an Immigration Perspective

March 21, 2007

Within the context of the recent general elections held in Mexico and the upcoming administration on 1 December, the ongoing NAFTA negotiation and the rhetoric of the Trump administration in the US, this workshop, sponsored by Enrique Arellano Rincón Abogados, Managing Director of Newland Chase’s Mexico operations, will analyze the future of the bilateral relationship in the field of immigration implications.

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UNITED KINGDOM – Uruguayan Nationals to be Added to Youth Mobility Scheme

September 22, 2023

Uruguay is being added to the UK Youth Mobility Scheme, meaning young people from each country can live and work in the other for a period of time.

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UNITED KINGDOM – Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules March 2023 | Non-Business Routes

March 31, 2023

The recent Home Office’s Statement of Changes includes numerous changes to non-business rules as well for students, dependents, and family members.

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UNITED KINGDOM: Government to Implement ETA Scheme

January 13, 2023

From January 2023, the government of the United Kingdom will be implementing an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme as part of their universal “permission to travel” requirement.

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UNITED KINGDOM | Police Registration Requirement Ends

September 2, 2022

Until recently, the UK Immigration Rules required certain foreign nationals with non-settled status to register with the police upon entering the UK, however from 4 August 2022 this requirement ceased.

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