On Oct. 16, 2026, the government of Ontario announced a new round of the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) initiative under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The new ...

Join AILA President and BAL Partner Jeff Joseph at the AILA Northwest Regional Conference, where he’ll be speaking on a dynamic panel exploring emerging issues in business immigration. This session ...

BAL will be speaking at the 2026 HRSouthwest Conference, taking place Oct. 11–13, 2026. Join BAL Partner Jessica Mullins-Ta and Senior Associate Chris Barnett for their session, Clarity Over Chaos, on ...

The F-1 visa is a nonimmigrant visa for foreign nationals pursuing full-time academic study or language training at a school certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). The academic ...

Additional Information: Last month, USCIS announced employment-based visa preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart in the May Bulletin. This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S.

One of three primary visa scheduling websites used by the U.S. State Department — USTravelDocs.com — has been experiencing ongoing technical issues, which have significantly increased over the last ...

The State Department recently published the Report of the Visa Office 2024 showing a steady climb in both immigrant visa and nonimmigrant visa issuance in fiscal year (FY) 2024. Additional Information ...

The Office for Government Policy Coordination announced a quota of 191,000 foreign workers designated “nonprofessional” in 2026, including 80,000 workers under the Employment Permit System and 109,000 ...

Additional Information: Regarding the retrogressions for certain EB visa categories, the Department of State noted, “some employment-based visa categories for ‘Rest of World’ countries have ...

On Sept. 14, 2026, in Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration v. DHS, a federal court postponed implementation of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) final rule that would ...

“Children being adopted by Americans can qualify for an exception, including a National Interest Exception pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 10998, if applicable. These American families should ...

The Italian government gave preliminary approval to a draft of the migration decree, approving 497,550 work visas to be made available for non-European workers from 2026 through 2028. The migration ...