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 ...

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 ...

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated its guidance for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), an international trade agreement under ...

The State Department updated its webpage on the diversity visa pause with the following statement: “As of August 28, 2026, in accordance with the Court’s order in Medani et al. v. Trump et al., the ...

Additional Information: The “NA” indicates that data is not available for that specific category or location possibly due to temporary pauses or suspensions at that post. More information on the ...

The U.S. State Department has released the September 2026 Visa Bulletin. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced filings for employment-based visa preference categories must use the Final ...

The Department of Homeland Security posted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), “Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions,” scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Aug. 25, 2026, that would ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published an update on Aug. 14, 2026, on the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Sudan and Ukraine, extending the validity dates ...

The State Council of the People’s Republic of China published a new regulation on the administration of exit and entry procedures, effective Sept. 15, 2026. According to the government announcement, ...

Japan’s Immigration Services Agency published draft guidelines introducing stricter requirements for permanent residency. Additionally, the agency published a draft ordinance extending the period of ...

The U.S. Department of State published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, proposing several updates to the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program regulations, including new grounds for terminating exchange ...