The Global Talent Stream (“GTS”) is an immigration program that permits Employers in Canada to expedite hiring foreign workers to occupy unique, specialized and highly-skilled employment positions when Canadian professionals are not available for such roles. The GTS is part of the Temporary Foreign Worker (“TFW”) program and provides an expedite immigration possibility for...

Canada boasts its Start-up Visa (“SUV”) program as first if its kind in the world, linking immigrant entrepreneurs with experienced private sector organizations that have expertise working with start-up immigrant entrepreneurs. This is also a path to obtain Canadian Permanent Residency.

To be eligible for SUV, an entrepreneur should portray their skills and potential...

Critical infrastructure is a collection of networks, systems, and assets that are so vital to a country's economy, security, and public health that their ongoing operation is necessary. Transport systems, electricity, air and seaports, hospitals and health clinics, water and communications systems, and centers for police, fire, and public administration services are a...

Responding to the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Department of State declared the cessation of standard visa services and essentially a travel ban at US embassies around the world in March 2020. At the time, diplomatic services were restricted to U.S. residents and foreign nationals who had to fly quickly for an essential reason.

On...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, due to COVID-19.

This temporary guidance was set to expire August 31, 2021. Because of ongoing precautions related to COVID-19, DHS has extended the Form...

મેડિકલ તપાસ અને વેક્સિનેશન રેકર્ડ માટેના Form I-693ની વેલિડિટીનો સમયગાળો ૧૨ ઑગસ્ટ ૨૦૨૧થી બે વર્ષના બદલે ચાર વર્ષનો કરાયો છે. કોવીડ-૧૯ની સ્થિતિને ધ્યાનમાં રાખીને યુએસ સિટિઝનશીપ એન્ડ ઇમિગ્રેશન સર્વિસીઝે (USCIS) આ નિર્ણય લીધો છે.

જો નીચેની શરતો પૂર્ણ થતી હશે તો USCIS Form I-693ને માન્ય ગણશેઃ

અરજદારે Form I-485, કાયમી વસાહત માટેની...

The Department of State (DOS) of the United States declared that the demand for green cards (immigrant visas) is high because the COVID-19 pandemic is still disrupting and delaying appointments at US consulates overseas. Approximately 100,000 employment-based immigrant visas remain unused, so the DOS has allowed more immigrants currently in the US to apply...

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel restrictions have made it difficult to acquire a nonimmigrant visa, which may be needed to re-enter the United States after traveling abroad. The suspension of routine visa processing at all US embassies and consulates around the world has resulted in backlogs and delays. Thus, “Advance Parole”...

The current pandemic of COVID-19 has been determined by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations, and it creates unique challenges for the immigration-related medical evaluation. COVID-19 meets the definition of a quarantinable communicable disease under 42 USC 264 and...

October 1st, 2021, will mark the new government fiscal year. Therefore, this year will be great for immigrant professionals seeking employment-based visas. The number of visas will double from 140,000 persons annually to 290,000 in the following fiscal year. This is due to the backlog of applications by relatives of green card holders or...