Week: June 10 - 14, 2024

In this week's newsletter, the July Visa Bulletin shows some advancement in key employment-based categories and retrogression in others. DOL posts updated processing times, AILA elects new officers, we discuss the potential economic impact of a second Trump administration and the latest in global news.

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• United States | July Visa Bulletin

The bulletin shows advancement in key employment-based categories. However, all countries under EB-3, excluding China and India, will retrogress by almost a year.

• United States | PERM, prevailing wage processing updates

DOL has posted updated processing times for permanent labor certification (PERM) applications and prevailing wage determination (PWD) requests.

• United States | DOL receives comments on modernizing Schedule A

DOL received more than 2,000 comments in response to its Request for Information on whether to revise its list of Schedule A job classifications that do not require permanent labor certification.

• United States | AILA elects new officers

AILA announced its newly elected officers at the 2024 AILA Annual Conference including BAL’s Jeff Joseph as president-elect.

• The BAL Immigration Report | Episode 78

In the latest episode of the BAL Immigration Report, we discuss the Heritage Foundation’s vision for a second Trump administration.

In global news

• Sweden | Digital passport verification pilot program introduced
• Italy | Additional guidance for the new digital nomad visa and immigration updates
• Czech Republic | Immigration changes effective July 1
• United Arab Emirates | Change in visa on arrival procedure for Indian nationals
• Sri Lanka | New permanent residence visa scheme