Immigration

Beginning January 1, 2015, and pursuant to a recent amendment to the Swiss Ordinance on Admission, Stay, and Employment (OASA), the number of Swiss work and residence permits available to foreign nationals will be reduced in 2015. Quota Reductions for Non-EU/EFTA nationals The quota for (L) short-term work and residence […]

(Reuters) – U.S. Republicans, outraged with President Barack Obama for easing deportations of millions of undocumented residents, plan legislation in 2015 strengthening the U.S.-Mexican border to discourage illegal immigration. The move, likely to come early next year according to House Republican leadership aides, may lead to other steps the House […]

AUSTIN – Gov.-elect Greg Abbott made good on his promise and sued the Obama administration Wednesday, spearheading a multistate coalition seeking to unravel the president’s executive action to spare nearly 5 million undocumented people in the United States from deportation. Sixteen other states, 14 of which are run by Republican […]

Beginning December 10, 2014, all visa applicants at Russian consular posts in the U.K., Ireland, Denmark, Myanmar, and Namibia will be required to have their fingerprints taken as part of the visa application process. The fingerprinting requirement is also being implemented by the border control service for all individuals arriving […]