4 updates tagged immigration.
A September 19, 2025 presidential proclamation imposed a one-time $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions for beneficiaries processed abroad. On June 8, 2026 a federal judge vacated the…
A January 2025 USCIS policy update confirmed that a founder-owned company can petition for an O-1 visa on behalf of its own owner, and the O-1A (extraordinary ability) has ~94% app…
Dependent-child sponsorship threshold rose to ~NZ$58,240/yr from 9 March 2026 (80% of the new $35.00/hr median wage), not NZ$55,844 (which held only 10 Mar 2025–8 Mar 2026).
S$5,600 (general)/S$6,200 (finance) have applied to new EP applications since 1 Jan 2025; from 1 Jan 2026 they apply to renewals. The Budget 2026 step to S$6,000/S$6,600 from 1 Jan…