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The UK Prime Minister has announced a big hike in visa fees and the compulsory charges migrants pay to access the UK's health system.

On July 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security updated the existing Electronic System for Travel Authorization application to add questions focusing on an applicant's travel and connection to Cuba, which has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism by the U.S. secretary of state.

On July 27, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the one previous drawing from H-1B lottery registrations has not resulted in fully using the current fiscal year's H-1B numerical allocations.

To be a leader economically, the U.S. must tap into the pool of international tech talent. But its recruitment efforts are stymied by American immigration policies.

A threat to democracy. almost 17,000 people were reported to the home office as potential victims of modern slavery last year — the highest number since records begain in 2009. a bbc investigation has found that the uk care industry could be being targeted, with the number of cases in the sector doubling. the gangmasters and labour abuse authority has said companies use work visas to threaten people with deportation. the number of people living with major illnesses in england will rise nine ti...

During our May and June webinars Charlie predicted many of the retrogressions which have occurred for August's visa bulletin update. Below we will summarize the August Visa Bulletin...

Meta, lyft and amazon -- >> reporter: is no guarantee that someone will stay in america. >> more than 200,000 tech jobs have been lost since the start of last year. >> reporter: when massive layoffs hit silicon valley in recent months, they likely included thousands of talented immigrants on temporary work visas. they were forced to find a new job in just 60 days or leave the country. >> america has too many software engineers? it really doesnt. these are absolutely essential people. >> reporter...

Skilled worker visas are so rare these days, theyre awarded by a lottery. >> how can we drive home the point this system is completely bonkers? what if we add a lottery on top of it. that just makes everyone understand this is capricious, arbitrary. the lottery is a symbol but not of opportunity, its a symbol of whimsicality. >> whats more, even winning the immigration lottery -- >> historic layoffs at twitter, meta, lyft and amazon. >> -- is no guarantee people will stay in america. with losses...

A coalition of business leaders is stepping up pressure on the Biden administration to use all means at its disposal to issue more work visas as labor shortages threaten to cripple a variety of industries. In a letter to President Biden, 126 business leaders and employers called for him to “expand a special category of…

Impacts of corporate restructuring M&A activity on the Form I-9 requirement, as well as common employment-based temporary work visas and the permanent residency