The Australian government is considering scrapping an immigration program for international investors with high net worth as it reviews the country’s migration system. Under the significant investor visa (SIV), foreign investors can considerably shorten their visa processing time with a minimum investment of $5 million (US$3.4 million). This visa allows applicants to live and carry…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—The leaders of Estonia and Finland want fellow European countries to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens, saying they should not be able to take vacations in Europe while the Russian government carries out a war in Ukraine. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas wrote Tuesday on Twitter that “visiting Europe is a privilege,…

Fewer than a third of Ukrainian refugees who have been issued with visas have arrived in the UK, Government figures show. A total of 71,800 visas had been issued as of Wednesday under the Ukraine Family Scheme and the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, the Government said. But, as of Monday, just 21,600 Ukrainians had…

Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression can find a safe haven in Canada using expedited temporary visas for emergency travel, the federal government announced Thursday while it also ratcheted up the economic pressure on Russia’s oligarchs. The government will provide fast-tracked visas for an unlimited number of Ukrainians who wish to come to Canada to work, and…

Some 584,885 foreigners overstayed their visas in fiscal year 2020, according to a newly released report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS released the report this week but made it appear as if it were released in September 2021 after being pressured by Republican senators for defying the law and not releasing it….

A total of 584,885 foreigners overstayed their visas in fiscal year 2020, according to a newly released report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS recently released the report, but made it appear as if it had been released in September 2021 after being pressured by Republican senators for defying the law and not…

PARIS—France will slash the number of visas available to nationals from Maghreb countries because of their governments’ refusal to take back illegal immigrants sent home by the French authorities, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday. Immigration is becoming a key campaign issue for the French presidential election set for April next year, with conservative…

Some Afghan nationals are being allowed to enter the United States without visas, a senior Biden administration official said Tuesday. The unusual arrangement is being enabled by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is granting “humanitarian parole” to the Afghans without visas, the official said. The designation is granted to foreign nationals…

Some Afghan nationals are being allowed to enter the United States without visas, a senior Biden administration official said Tuesday. The unusual arrangement is being enabled by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is granting “humanitarian parole” to the Afghans without visas, the official said. The designation is granted to foreign nationals…

Some Afghan nationals are being allowed to enter the United States without visas, a senior Biden administration official said on Aug. 24. The unusual arrangement is being enabled by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is granting “humanitarian parole” to the Afghans without visas, the official said. The designation is granted to…