Back in June 2020, former President Trump suspended issuance of certain types of nonimmigrant visas, including H-1B and L visas, widely used in corporate immigration. Extended until 31 March 2021, this Proclamation 10052 has now expired. U.S. diplomatic missions shall accordingly start resuming visa specific

Effective 6 April 2021, the Nigerian Immigration Service requires evidence of tax payment to renew residence permits. This applies to all foreigners, including ECOWAS citizens (Economic Community of West African States) and non-resident taking-up temporary employment in Nigeria. ff This alert was prepared based on

Now more and more people are getting vaccinated against Covid-19, it is legitimate to raise the question of whether quarantine is still needed for vaccinated travellers when crossing borders and landing in another country. Some countries have already announced full quarantine exemption on this basis,

Australia’s migration program currently gives priority to applications which will assist the country in recovering from the impact of the pandemic. This includes for instance general practitioners but also chief executives, managing directors or software engineers. ff Learn more about the pathway to gain residence

US authorities recently rescinded National Interest Exception (NIE) categories for travelers from the Schengen Area, U.K., and Ireland. ff NIE is the Covid-19 specific authorization to enter the US and previously covered categories such as technical expert and specialists or senior-level managers and executives. It