Source: IMC Staff Writer / 2M Radio Published: 25 October 2023 The French Ambassador to Morocco, Christophe Lecourtier, announced on radio 2M, a Moroccan radio station, earlier this week that France has lifted all visa restrictions on Moroccan citizens. “Whoever fulfils the conditions necessary to obtain a visa will get his visa”, Lecourtier assured. This policy […]
Source: fragomen.com Published: 25 October 2023 The situation The UK government’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme commenced operation today. It currently only applies to Qatari nationals, but will be incrementally expanded to other nationalities throughout 2024 in phases. A closer look Impact Background Looking ahead
Source: cicnews.com Published: 5 October 2023 The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has just released the findings of its report on the processing of permanent residence applications by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The audit’s purpose was to determine if IRCC processed applications for permanent residence as quickly and efficiently as possible. The OAG serves Canada’s parliament by conducting audits […]
Source: fragomen.com Published: 18 October 2023 On 25 October 2023, the UK government will implement an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme as part of its ambition to make the country’s border fully digitalised by 2025. This will require travellers who do not usually require a visa to visit the UK to obtain digital permission to travel […]
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com Published: 20 October 2023 A Department of Homeland Security proposal aims to clamp down on abuse of the annual H-1B visa lottery by selecting registrations based on unique beneficiary, regardless of how many registrations are submitted on their behalf. The proposed regulations (RIN: 1615-AC70) released Friday also address guidelines for voluntary work-site visits as part of compliance […]
Source: investing.com Published: 19 October 2023 Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will become an honorary citizen of Rome by early next year following a vote this week by its local assembly, the city’s former mayor Virginia Raggi said on Thursday. Assange, 52, has been in London’s high-security Belmarsh prison since 2019 and is wanted in the […]
Source: refugeecouncil.org.au Published: 5 October 2023 Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has welcomed the Albanese Government’s plan to invest $160 million in building a faster and fairer onshore protection visa assessment process. “For years, the Refugee Council and our members have been calling for urgent reforms to Australia’s onshore refugee protection process to address unacceptable delays […]
Source: euronews.com Published: 20 September 2023 Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for home affairs, has written a letter to the Polish government asking for “clarifications” about the spiralling cash-for-visas scandal that has gripped the country. “These allegations are very concerning and give rise to questions regarding the compliance with EU law,” said a Commission spokesperson on […]
Source: bbc.com Published: 3 October 2023 Suella Braverman has said politicians have been “too squeamish” to take action on immigration, in a hard-hitting Conservative conference speech. In an address to party activists, the home secretary said moving to a richer country had become a “realistic prospect” for “billions of people”. She also said a “hurricane” of […]
Source: fragomen.com Published: 26 September 2023 The Thai government has approved a visa-free travel scheme for visitors from Mainland China and Kazakhstan for tourism, effective through February 29, 2024. Previously, travelers from Mainland China and Kazakhstan had to obtain an entry visa before traveling to Thailand for tourism. The government will review the temporary scheme upon […]
