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September 6, 2017

Effective 1st October 2017, Venezuelan nationals will require an entry visa stamped by a Panamanian consulate to enter Panama. However, Venezuelans holding a valid multiple-entry visa, granted for at least one year and used at least once, for the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia or Canada, are exempt from this rule. Our Advice Venezuelan […]

August 16, 2017

On 9th August 2017 Qatar announced that, effective immediately, nationals of 80 countries can enter the country visa-free for stays of up to 30 days or 90 days. Who Qualifies? The 34 countries whose nationals can obtain a multiple-entry visa on arrival for stays of up to 90 days, valid for 180 days from the […]

July 24, 2017

In this week’s edition, we advise that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has released a new I-9 form, and that Taiwan has approved visa exemptions for nationals of Latin American and Caribbean countries. We also bring you the latest immigration news from the Philippines, the US and the UK, and Nigeria.

July 24, 2017

In March this year, the US imposed a ban on laptops in the cabins of flights coming into the country from 10 Middle Eastern airports. Last week, King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, was the last of the 10 to exit the laptop ban. On Wednesday, US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly unveiled enhanced […]

July 18, 2017

On 17th July 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of form I-9, as previously announced. While the revisions and release were initially planned to accommodate the new final rule on parole for start-up entrepreneurs, which has been delayed, USCIS kept revisions to the Form I-9 on track. Employers have until 17th September 2017 to […]

May 9, 2017

Citizens of the United States will continue to enjoy visa-free travel to European Union countries for the foreseeable future. Last week, the European Commission indefinitely delayed any action on the March 3, 2017, request from the European Parliament to suspend the visa-free scheme for U.S. nationals due to the U.S. refusal to open its own […]

April 24, 2017

From 1st May 2017, nationals of Brazil, Bulgaria and Romania will be able to enter Canada with an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) rather than a visa, if: They have held a Canadian visa at any time in the ten years preceding their travel, or They have held a US non-immigrant visa at any time. From […]

April 20, 2017

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this week that the 2018 cap for H-1B visas has been reached. The USCIS received 199,000 petitions, a reduction on the 236,000 petitions filed for 2017. The cap stands at 65,000 petitions for the general category, and 20,000 for the advanced degree exemption. Petitions were selected at […]

April 13, 2017

A new Decree (Supreme Decree N° 006-2017-RE), which came into effect on 26th March, waives the visa requirement for qualifying Indian nationals visiting Peru for business and tourism purposes. Indian nationals will now be permitted to make multiple visits into Peru visa-free for one or more stays totalling up to 180 days per year, provided […]

March 22, 2017

On March 3, the Parliament of the European Union passed a resolution urging the European Commission to revoke the visa-free privilege for U.S. citizens within two months unless the U.S. government agrees to grant visa-free travel to the citizens of EU member states Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland, and Romania. While the resolution is not legally […]