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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to join a stakeholder engagement on TPS for Ethiopia. During this session, USCIS will provide an overview of the recent extension and redesignation of Ethiopia for TPS and host a Q&A session. Note: We will not address case-specific questions or issues under active litigation. 📣 Key Details: Announcement: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Ethiopia for TPS for 18 months on April 12, 2024. Extension: Current TPS beneficiaries can retain their status through Dec. 12, 2025, if they meet eligibility requirements. Re-registration: Existing TPS beneficiaries must re-register from April 15, 2024, through June 14, 2024, to avoid employment authorization gaps. Redesignation: Ethiopian nationals and individuals who last resided in Ethiopia can file initial TPS applications if they have resided in the U.S. since April 11, 2024, and have been physically present since June 13, 2024.

The Home Office have recently released the latest migration figures (for the year ending December 2023). This link provides an overview of the figures. There are no real surprises: - There were more (20%) people coming to the UK to work, study, join their families and seek humanitarian support than in 2022. - There were less grants for settlement but more grants of British citizenship than the previous year. - Less people entered immigration detention than in 2022 (although this figure is distorted by the fact that individuals from small boat arrivals were processed at Manston which is not classed as a part of the 'detention estate'). - Enforced returns (those forced to leave the UK) increased by 66%. - Voluntary removals increased by 76%. - There were 36,704 irregular arrivals detected during 2023 (we'll never know how many were undetected). - 5.7 Million were granted settled or pre-settled status through the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS). Please see the link for more details... https://lnkd.in/ef8beK6v

News Update: Performance Audit reports of the Auditor General of Canada made available online today: The report discusses the overall efficiency of IRCC in processing immigration applications. #cbaimmigration https://lnkd.in/gRWwZnn3

Canadian Immigration lawyers have long known that there were notable differences in processing times among IRCC visa offices. While there can be many factors in individual visa offices that aggravate processing times (demand for services, country conditions, temporary issues related to local unrest, wars etc.) unequal allocation of critical staff needs to be addressed. Fairness in processing is critical to our immigration system. #immigrationlawyer #immigrationlaw #immigrationattorney #visaprocessing Babel Immigration Law Professional Corporation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is increasing the fees for premium processing of certain applications and petitions. The UK government has formally presented changes to rules restricting the eligibility and dependency rights of health and care workers under the Skilled Worker pathway. Eligible Belarussian nationals will continue to be able to apply for Polish travel documents until at least June 30. These items and other news from Belarus, Canada, Hungary, Kenya, Lithuania, Malawi, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States follow in this edition of the Fragomen Immigration Update. #Immigration #ImmigrationLaw #WeeklyImmigrationUpdate

U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services recently has issued some Advance Paroles with errors. The Advance Parole is a travel authorization document that permits certain applicants for adjustment of status (green card) or refugee/asylee status to return to the United States. It must be approved prior to travel outside the United States. 🔗Read more in this Inside Business Immigration blog written by Caterina Cappellari: https://buff.ly/3IF7nZk. #GTBlogs #Immigration #ImmigrationLaw #AdvanceParole #USCIS

#Canada will unveil new #immigration #targets and #plan at 4 p.m. today. Here’s what we know about the upcoming #plan so far: https://lnkd.in/gTzFKheb

USCIS Issues Final Rule to Adjust Certain Immigration and Naturalization Fees WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees for the first time since 2016. The final rule will allow USCIS to recover a greater share of its operating costs and support more timely processing of new applications. The final rule is the result of a comprehensive fee review, as required by law, and follows the January 2023 publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking. The review concluded that the current fee schedule falls far short in recovering the full cost of agency operations, including the necessary expansion of humanitarian programs, federally mandated pay raises, additional staffing requirements, and other essential investments.

Amidst Venezuela’s challenging political and economic landscape, USCIS has rolled out new programs and relief options tailored specifically for Venezuelan nationals living in or considering moving to the US. In our latest blog, Associate Ana Gabriela Urizar and Director & Pro Bono Counsel Barbara Camacho explore these initiatives, sharing insights on Temporary Protective Status extensions, benefits for Venezuelan F-1 nonimmigrants and more. Read it here to learn more: https://bit.ly/4aTlg2j. #GlobalMobility #Immigration #Venezuela

Welcome to this comprehensive guide where we demystify the often confusing world of U.S. immigration programs. Two such programs that frequently come up are TPS (Temporary Protected Status) and U4U (Uniting for Ukraine). Each has its own set of eligibility criteria, benefits, and limitations. #U4U #TPS #USA #Immigration #Visa #Lawyer #Attorney