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Quebec Imposes Cap on Family Sponsorship Applications As of June 26, 2024, through to June 25, 2026, Quebec’s Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration has imposed a 13,000 cap on family-based immigration applications. The 13,000 limit of applications applies as follows: 10,400 for spouses, common-law spouses, and dependent children aged 18 and up. [...]
Qué es el Anuncio de Alivio Afirmativo del Presidente Biden El 18 de junio de 2024, el presidente Biden anunció una serie de acciones de inmigración utilizando la autoridad que le otorgan las leyes migratorias existentes. Estas acciones ayudarán a ciertas personas indocumentadas en los Estados Unidos, incluyendo: Cónyuges e hijos(as) de ciudadanos(as) estadounidenses [...]
What Is the Affirmative Relief Announcement? On June 18, 2024, President Biden announced a series of immigration actions using the authority granted to him by our existing immigration laws. These actions will help certain undocumented individuals in the United States, including June 18, 2024, President Biden announced a series of immigration actions using the authority granted [...]
Breaking News: Biden expected to announce protections for certain undocumented immigrantsReports have been circulating for months that President Biden will announce at least one major initiative to help protect undocumented individuals, to date, these changes have been considered only rumors. Now, on June 13, 2024, several news agencies have taken this information and made it [...]
What is Prosecutorial Discretion? Prosecutorial discretion (PD) means the government gets to choose whether or how to apply the law to someone. In immigration situations, this can happen at various points and in different ways. For instance, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) might opt not to take an immigration case to court. Attorneys from [...]
New temporary public policy to benefit Hong Kong permanent residence applicants Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada (IRCC) previously launched a pathway to permanent residence for in-Canada Hong Kong nationals on February 8, 2021, as part of Canada’s response to developments in Hong Kong. Due to a high volume of applications, processing times for this pathway have grown, and [...]
OVERVIEW OF U.S. NONIMMIGRANT VISA PROCESSING What Is a Nonimmigrant Visa? A nonimmigrant visa is placed in your passport and grants you permission to travel to the United States on a temporary basis. Generally, a citizen of a foreign country who wishes to travel to the United States must apply for and obtain a [...]
Canada reducing off-campus hours of work for international students Canada's temporary waiver of the 20-hour-per-week limit on the number of hours that international students are allowed to work during academic sessions is scheduled to end on April 30, 2024. The temporary waiver was implemented back in October 2022 by then acting Minister Sean Fraser [...]
Changes and New Requirements for Mexican Citizens Travelling to Canada As of February 29, 2024, there are new requirements for the electronic travel authorization (eTA) and visitor visa requirements for Mexican citizens. All Mexicans now travelling to Canada must meet the new requirements. New Requirements need to meet new requirements to be eligible for an [...]
IRCC updates eligibility requirements for Spousal Open Work Permits On March 19, 2024, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) changed the eligibility requirements for Spousal Open Work Permits (SOWPs). When the announcement was made on January 22, 2024 regarding the changes to the international student program, IRCC advised that spouses of international students in undergraduate and [...]
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