Special immigrant US visa scheme for Afghans extended by the US. However, due to the lack of availability of visas no new visa applications being accepted.
Immigration news
Australian Visas and latest news on 457 visa row. Arguments continue between the Turnbull Government and Labor about the effect on jobs in Australia.
UK Visa Tier 2 Intra-Company Transfer visa hit with immigration health surcharge from 3 April 2017. Other Tier 2 visa categories to be hit by Immigration Skills Charge.
Julie Kirchner, the former executive director of anti-immigrant organization FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform) referred to by the Southern Poverty Law Center as being a “Hate Group” has been installed as the new chief of staff at US Visa US customs and border protection (CBP) by the Trump administration, in a move that seems to suggest that the President fully intends to stick to promises made to anti-immigrant supporters. Many would say that the restrictions on US visas advocated by FAIR are extreme.
UK Visa £1,000 Immigration Skills charge for Tier 2 Visas from 6 April 2017 – Apply now! After Brexit EU migrants in UK may also face Immigration skills charge.
Business groups slam Migration Watch UK for misleading UK Visa Tier 2 visa and Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence report. Tier 2 Visa system is restrictive and bureaucratic.