5 Nov
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
In an effort to improve and expand the information available to evaluate the security risk of potential Visa Waiver Program travelers, U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) announced the addition of new, required data fields which must be completed during the online ESTA registration process. Newly added fields require the […]
Beginning January 1, 2015, in compliance with the National Archives and Records Administration’s retention and disposal schedule, all E-Verify transaction records more than 10 years old will be deleted from the system unless there is an ongoing government investigation, prosecution, or litigation. Because of the record disposal, users will no […]
Measures taken to prevent the spread of disease to the U.S. Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) implemented travel restrictions in the form of additional screening and protective measures at U.S. ports of entry for travelers from the three West African Ebola-affected countries, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and […]
22 Oct
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The Mozambique Immigration Labour Directorate has instructed Provincial Labor Directorates in Mozambique to no longer accept work authorization applications submitted by private recruitment agencies on behalf of foreign nationals. Although the applicable regulation has been in place since 2001, the Mozambique Immigration Labor Directorate has not strictly enforced the law […]
