Ireland Immigration Alert | Temporary Travel Arrangements for Expired IRP Cards – July to August 2026
Temporary Measures Introduced for Travelers with Expired Irish Residence Permits The Irish Minister for Justice has introduced temporary travel arrangements to assist certain non-nationals legally resident in Ireland whose Irish Residence Permit (IRP) cards have...
Australia Update | Australia Raises Visa Fees Well Beyond Annual Indexation | New Salary Thresholds Also Apply
Australia's Department of Home Affairs has increased visa application fees by approximately 25% across most categories, effective July 1, 2026. This marks a significant departure from the modest CPI-linked adjustments seen in previous years. Employers sponsoring...
Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Voided by US Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court today issued an opinion that declared unconstitutional the Trump administration’s January 20, 2025, Executive Order 14160 (“EO”) entitled Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship. The EO would have denied United States...
Spain Immigration Alert | Salary Threshold Update — June 2026
Key Changes to Immigration Salary Requirements in Spain Spain has revised its minimum salary thresholds for key immigration permit categories, following an update by the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) to its average salary reference figures. These...
Alert: Spoofed USCIS Website — Verify URLs Before Logging In
Beginning on June 23, users began reporting that USCIS websites and resource pages do not appear in Google search results or the Chrome browser. The same day, a fraudulent website impersonating the official USCIS website began appearing in some search results. This...
July 2026 Visa Bulletin Issued: Final Action Dates Will Apply for EB Matters for the Third Month in a Row; Minor Forward Movement and Some Retrogression in the EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Categories
The U.S. State Department has released its July 2026 Visa Bulletin imposing per-country cut-off dates that regulate immigrant visa availability and the flow of Adjustment of Status (AOS) applications and consular immigrant visa application interviews and approvals. In...
CANADA (ONTARIO) | OINP Regulatory Amendments Now in Force — Program Redesign Ahead
Effective May 30, 2026, amendments to Ontario Regulation 421/17 under the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015 have come into force. The changes, first announced in a program update on March 16, 2026, lay the legal groundwork for a redesign of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee...
U.S. Department of State Introduces Expedited B-1/B-2 Visa Appointment Program for a $750 Fee
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) that introduces a $750 fee to secure an expedited appointment for a B1/ B2 Visitor for Business or Pleasure nonimmigrant visa interview. Payment of the new fee will allow B1/B2 visa applicants...
Federal Judge in Boston Declares $100,000 H-1B Fee Unlawful
In a decision issued today, U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston has struck down the $100,000 fee imposed on certain H-1B petitions for foreign nationals employed in specialty occupation positions. The $100,000 fee, which we reported on and analyzed in a number...
U.S. District Court Vacates USCIS Travel Ban Pause on Adjudications
On June 5, 2026, a federal court struck down Trump Administration policies that had frozen immigration benefit applications—including green cards, work permits, and asylum claims—for nationals of 39 countries, finding USCIS lacked the legal authority to impose the...