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CHINA: 10 Year Multiple Entry Visa Implementation with Israel
December 14, 2016
In early 2016, Israel and China signed a 10-year Multiple Entry Visa Agreement. This agreement effectively makes Israel the third country, after the United States and Canada, to have such an arrangement with China. The agreement came into effect and…
Read MoreUSA: International Entrepreneur Rule
October 26, 2016
The Department of Homeland Security has proposed an alternative immigration route aimed at foreign nationals who can show that their presence in the United States would contribute a significant public benefit. The "International Entrepreneur Rule" allows an entrepreneur of a…
Read MoreUSA: Fiscal Year 2017 H-1B Cap Reached Already
April 11, 2016
On 7th April 2016, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it had received sufficient quota-subject H-1B filings for government fiscal year 2017, from the 1st October 2016 to 30th September 2017, to meet both the general H-1B quota (65,000),…
Read MoreUSA: Additional Passport Pages Service Being Phased Out
October 28, 2015
United States citizens abroad will soon no longer be able to have additional pages inserted into their passport, as this service is being phased out in line with the rollout of the "Next Generation" U.S. passports in 2016. Instead,…
Read MoreUS: Hardware Failure at Department of State Causes Visa Backlog
June 17, 2015
Visa applications to the United States submitted around the 9th June 2015 are likely to be delayed as the US Department of State (DOS) has been experiencing technical difficulties with their hardware. The IT failure stopped biometric requests…
Read MoreRussia and the U.S. launch a simplified visa agreement
September 17, 2012
An historic visa agreement has been agreed between the United States and Russia, which is now in force. On the 7th September 2012 The U.S. Department of State announced : "the agreement facilitates travel between our countries and enables us…
Read MoreNational Holidays May Cause Delay to Visa Applications
November 4, 2011
Throughout the coming months, countries across the world will be celebrating with national holidays for religious or cultural reasons. These range from Eid-ul-Adha (Eid, the Festival of Sacrifice), which begins on the 6th November, to Thanksgiving in the United States…
Read MoreQ2 2025 Global Immigration Review.
June 26, 2025
Throughout Q2 2025, global mobility continued to be shaped by political recalibration, digital transformation, and labor market pressures.
Read MoreNAMIBIA – New online visa application and revamped entry procedures.
June 11, 2025
Namibia has launched a new online visa application system and introduced a redesigned visa-on-arrival form.
Read MoreCZECH REPUBLIC – Taiwanese passport holders now benefit from work permit exemption.
March 14, 2025
The Czech Republic has expanded the list of work permit-exempt nationalities to include nationals of Taiwan, China.
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