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Some 19,000 refugees have reportedly left the Karabakh Economic Region of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including many elderly people, women and children. UNHCR Spokesperson Shabia Mantoo...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it is exempting the biometric services fee for Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status. Beginning Oct....
On 20 September 2023, the EU network against corruption met for the first time. Established with the European Commission’s anti-corruption package, on 3 May 2023, this...
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the extension and redesignation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from November 21,...
On 20 September 2023, the first meeting of the EU network against corruption took place in Brussels. The EU network against corruption was established with the...
In her State of the Union address on 13 September, President Ursula von der Leyen raised several key points concerning EU Home Affairs and Migration. Solidarity...
On 19 September, the European Commission proposed to extend the temporary protection of people fleeing Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, to 3 March 2025. President von der...
Link: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_4496, dated September 19, 2023 3:02 pm
The story of 10-year-old Kasia, who was kidnapped in Poland and found in Germany, after a missing person’s alert was introduced by the Polish police into...
The vast majority of families have moved into housing or been matched to a property, enabling them to rebuild their lives here. All 55 hotels being...
Refugees, including people from Syria, Iran, Eritrea and Sudan, can now apply to a new government programme to gain the skills they need to enter the...
As of early September 2023, the Italian island of Lampedusa has seen a rapid increase in migrant arrivals from North Africa. Following Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s...
On Sept. 13, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a decision finding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Final...
Canada announces first-ever category-based selection invitations for newcomers with work experience in transport From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada News release On May 31, Immigration, Refugees...
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) took steps to strengthen protections for temporary workers through the H-2A temporary agricultural and the H-2B temporary nonagricultural...
Weeklong celebration highlights naturalization ceremonies and new initiatives WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day by welcoming more than 6,900 new...
Increases to immigration and nationality fees to pay for vital services and allow more funding to be prioritised for public sector pay rises are set come...
This year’s Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), taking place from the 9 to the 17 of September 2023, offers, among other things, a venue to directly approach...
Citizenship ceremony to mark Welcoming Week From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Media advisory The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, will welcome...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in our Policy Manual to clarify the types of evidence that we may evaluate to determine eligibility...
Nearly half of the deaths on the border were linked to the hazardous crossing of the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts. “These alarming figures are a stark...
A series of measures to strengthen the immigration system and prevent abuse are being introduced to Parliament this week, marking the next step in the delivery...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reminds affirmative asylum applicants that, starting Sept. 13, 2023, you must bring an interpreter to your asylum interview if you are...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending from 60 days to 18 months the periods to re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the designations...
Canada celebrates Welcoming Week 2023 From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Statement “By opening our doors to those seeking a better life, we open our communities...
“With the displaced population rising every year, there is a significant and increasing proportion of the world’s children who are missing out on their education,” said...
Children in the region driven from their homes by gang violence, instability, poverty and climate change represent around 25 per cent of migrants said UNICEF –...
Commenting on the publication of the report, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, David Neal, said: While the overwhelming majority of the staff engaged...
The inspection will have a particular focus on implementation of the recommendations from the previous inspection of this area in 2022. The inspection team anticipates reporting...
Hope Away from Home gets underway at a time of unprecedented, forced displacement. There are a staggering 110 million people displaced from their homes, and access...
With permission, Madame Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement about illegal migration. Tackling illegal migration is one of the government’s central priorities because...
Redesignation Allows Additional Eligible South Sudanese Nationals to Apply for TPS and Employment Authorization Documents WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the...
The inspection will examine the availability and quality of the training, equipment and guidance provided to Border Force officers in relation to the identification, handling and...
How girls are moving the goalpost in Iraq Migrants and Refugees Over two billion people around the world watched the Women’s World Cup Final in August,...
African children bearing the brunt of climate change impacts Climate and Environment Children in Africa are among the most at risk from climate change impacts but...
UNHCR’s representative in Niger, Emmanuel Gignac, said that sanctions imposed on the country by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) following last month’s military...
Commenting on this pilot of a new way of working, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, David Neal, said: In today’s dynamic environment, having...
Affirms that USCIS provides access to voter registration services at each administrative naturalization ceremony, including information regarding points-of-contact for voting and voter registration; Provides that USCIS...
The scope of this inspection will focus on Immigration Enforcement’s use of powers and policy and the planning processes for operationalising enforcement activity. The inspection team...
We are updating the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify how we will apply the extraordinary circumstances exception to the “sought to acquire” requirement under the Child...
That’s the message from the group of eight experts, including Ashwini K.P., the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, who urged Greece on Wednesday to...
Completed inspections awaiting publication Inspection report on Country of Origin Information – Thematic review of statelessness (26 April 2023) An inspection of Border Force insider threat...
The Independent Chief Inspector is interested in assessing the extent to which the Home Office’s immigration functions support the social care sector. To that end, it...
This week marks six years since over 700,000 mostly-Muslim Rohingya men, women, and children joined the hundreds of thousands of others already sheltering in Bangladesh, following...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has launched a new online form for individuals, attorneys, and accredited representatives to request an in-person appointment at their local field...
Redesignation Enables Additional Eligible Sudanese Nationals to Apply for TPS and Employment Authorization Documents WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced an extension of...
Redesignation Enables Additional Eligible Ukrainian Nationals to Apply for TPS and Employment Authorization Documents WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced an extension...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will reopen an international field office in Havana, Cuba. The new office will assist with U.S. immigration casework and benefits, including...
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), announced the reopening of an international field office...
The Home Secretary and Culture Secretary have invited the Football Association (FA), the Premier League, and the English Football League to formalise the way in which...
Over 1,000 vulnerable refugees fleeing regions of conflict and instability, including Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Eritrea, Iran, Somalia and Afghanistan, have been welcomed under one of the...
Minister Miller highlights new tax-free first home savings account that helps Canadians reach their goals of home ownership faster From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada News...
Minister Miller to Discuss Housing Affordability From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Media advisory The Honorable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, will share...
Most steps will be completed online, making the process more efficient WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today published Federal Register notices that will...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM); the UN refugee agency, UNCHR; and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) also called for coordinated search and rescue mechanisms. The...
UK and Turkish law enforcement officers will step up joint operations to tackle organised immigration crime and disrupt the supply chain of boat parts and other...
An investigation by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner has led to a woman from Milton Keynes receiving a two-year suspended prison sentence for fraud...
At a press conference in Geneva, agency spokesman William Spindler pointed out that “the capacity to receive and provide assistance to refugees and migrants has been...
A pregnant woman and a young child died when two boats carrying scores of migrants sank in rough seas off the Italian island of Lampedusa on...
Members of a criminal gang which recruited illegal migrants to work as cleaners across a string of Sainsbury’s supermarkets in Oxfordshire and the south-west have been...
A woman who falsely claimed to be a solicitor and provided immigration advice when not qualified to do so has been given an 18-month suspended sentence...
Fines are to be more than tripled for employers and landlords who allow illegal migrants to work for them or rent their properties, in the biggest...
Canada and Iceland sign youth mobility arrangement From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada News release The Government of Canada is committed to providing Canadian youth with...
We are excited to be launching our new customer-facing online portal, which will make it much easier for you to submit complaints and concerns about immigration...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced changes to the way we issue receipts for L-1 nonimmigrant intracompany transferees (executives, managers, or specialized knowledge professionals)...
UNRWA appeals for end to deadly clashes at Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon Migrants and Refugees Thirteen people have been killed and more than 60 injured...
The OISC has been undergoing a programme of transformation, ensuring it puts the advice seeker at the heart of its work. In order to do this,...
Crossing the Darién jungle – on the border between Colombia and Panama – and its infamous and so-called Darién Gap, is an arduous undertaking, involving hikes...
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), today issued new guidance to assist stateless noncitizens in the United...
Canada announces the first-ever Express Entry invitations for newcomers with experience in the trades From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada News release Canada’s Express Entry system...
USCIS recently announced that we would need to select additional registrations to reach the FY 2024 H-1B numerical allocations. We now have randomly selected, from the...
Eleven people were killed and another 40 were injured, including a staff member with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said Dorothee Klaus, Director...
Tougher rules will make sure serious criminals cannot claim British citizenship regardless of when or where the crime took place. The government crackdown will come into...
The Department of State’s National Visa Center (NVC) will begin issuing invitations under the family reunification parole (FRP) processes for Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras...
A British man who tried to smuggle migrant children as young as 1 into the UK by hiding them behind boxes in his van has been...
“We’re urgently appealing for all States to refrain from forcibly returning any individuals originating from the regions in Burkina Faso where there is an ongoing crisis,”...
In March 2023, USCIS conducted an initial random selection on properly submitted electronic registrations for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B cap, including for beneficiaries eligible for the...
Vienna/Brussels (Austria/Belgium) 27 July 2023 – The latest global research on human trafficking trends illustrates a worldwide slowdown in criminal justice response to this crime, with...
Free replacement documents for Canadians and special measures for people affected by flooding in Nova Scotia From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada News release As Nova...
Canada doubles resettlement spaces for human rights defenders From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada News release Human rights defenders (HRDs) are active in every part of...
The International Conference on Development and Migration, held on Monday, brought together several UN agencies and representatives from multiple countries involved in managing migration flows to...
The UN agency added that there have been more than 2,500 severe violations of children’s rights – an average of more than one an hour –...
This summer more families arriving into the UK will benefit from quicker entry to the UK using eGates, thanks to an expansion of the service to...
On Aug. 1, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will publish a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (PDF, 899.28 KB). Among the improvements...
© Nabil Elderkin “I wanted to write a song that felt like a home for those of us made homeless by conflict,” Mr. Warsame wrote on...
The decision to impose a visa regime has been made because of the sustained and significant increase since 2016, in the number of UK asylum applications...
We have incorporated important information regarding the categories of adjustment of status applicants to whom the public charge ground of inadmissibility applies from the appendices in...
In March, the value of the food vouchers for camp residents was reduced from $12 per person per month to $10, and in June, to just...
“Everything starts by writing to each other. Building trust. You feel a bit guilty because you know you cannot talk to strangers, let alone meet them....
The decision to impose a visa regime has been made because of the sustained and significant increase since 2017 in the number of UK asylum applications...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced it would update its visa availability approach for managing the inventory of Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien...
Immigration is crucial to both Canada’s short-term economic recovery following the pandemic, and to its long-term growth. Canada’s multi-year levels plan positions Canada to address current...
Concerns over legislation The Illegal Immigration Bill eliminates access to asylum for anyone who arrives “irregularly” in the UK, meaning they passed through a country –...
Minister Fraser to make an important announcement From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Media advisory The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, will...
New immigration rules, laid in Parliament today (17 July), confirm that from September 2023 people with pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) will automatically...
Canada launches pathway to reunite families and support Ukrainians From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada News release As Russia’s ongoing, brutal invasion of Ukraine persists, Canada...
Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick, UK Minister of State for Immigration announced the signing...
Minister Fraser announces appointment of chair of Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Statement The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of...
New investment for JVS Toronto to provide pre‑arrival services for newcomers From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada News release Pre-arrival settlement services are key to setting...
Following a plenary debate on Wednesday, the European Parliament today adopted by show of hands a resolution asking for member states and Frontex to provide sufficient...