Week: May 3 - 10, 2024

In this week's newsletter, Diversity Visa lottery results are available, data shows continued increases for nonimmigrant visa issuance and U.S. senators show bipartisan support for NIL policy changes. Also, the Labor Department has posted updated processing times for PERM applications and the U.S. State Department released the June Visa Bulletin, showing no movement in most categories.?

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• United States | Diversity Visa results available online

Diversity Visa lottery results for DV-2025 applicants are now available on the State Department’s?Entrant Status Check webpage.

• United States | Data shows continued increase in nonimmigrant visas issued

Nonimmigrant visa issuance continued to climb in fiscal year 2023, surpassing pre-pandemic totals, according to recently published State Department statistics.

• United States | Senators show bipartisan support for NIL policy changes

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has asked the Department of Homeland Security for a written update on policies regarding NIL activities for foreign student athletes.

• United States | PERM, prevailing wage processing updates as of May 1

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

• United States | June Visa Bulletin

The State Department released the June Visa Bulletin, showing no advancement in most key employment-based categories.

• The BAL Immigration Report | Episode 73

In Episode 73 of the BAL Immigration Report we discuss new visa statistics, Diversity Visa results and Schedule A.

In global news

• Canada | Temporary policy for international students ends
• Ukraine | Consular services suspended for certain Ukrainian nationals
• Sri Lanka | Visa-free entry for seven countries extended until end of May