Immigration Blog

The State Department has released the February 2022 Visa Bulletin, which will use either the Final Action Dates or the Dates for Filing chart based on USCIS's decision.

The government of Latvia will extend a state of emergency until 28 Feb. 2022, maintaining existing COVID-19 safety measures.

The government of Italy updated the work permit quota for 2022 for workers from countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA).

The government of Singapore announced it will not authorize new airline ticket sales on designated Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flights from all VTL approved countries until 20 Jan. 2022.

The government of Germany announced the minimum annual gross salary requirements for an EU Blue Card holder in Germany for the year 2022.

The government of the United Kingdom (UK) will provide a total of 1,000 places for South Korean nationals applying for the Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) for 2022.

The government of Switzerland will maintain internal COVID-19 measures, reduce the quarantine period for international travelers and shorten the validity of COVID-19 vaccination certificates.

The government of Cyprus will allow travelers over the age of 12 the option to undergo either RT-PCR testing or antigen rapid testing for their pre-arrival required test beginning 14 Jan. 2022.

Effective 13 Jan. 2022, the government of Malaysia updated the entrance arrival requirements for travelers who are vaccinated against COVID-19 or who have recovered from COVID-19.

VFS Global will provide locations throughout India for travelers to submit biometric data for a business or work visa application for Ukraine.

The government of Iceland announced that the country’s current border measures will remain in place until 20 Feb. 2022.

On 10 Jan. 2022, the government of Lithuania updated its list of COVID-19 affected countries so that all countries and regions will be classified as either red or gray.

The authorities of Taiwan have lifted entry restrictions for Thai foreign nationals holding worker visas and extended the validity of expired worker visas for these individuals.

The authorities of Taiwan raised the monthly basic wage from NT $24,000 to NT $25,250. The authorities also raised the hourly basic wage from NT $160 to NT $168.

The government of India will update its quarantine requirements for all international travelers beginning 11 Jan. 2022, including requiring all travelers to undergo a seven day quarantine period.

On 7 Jan. 2022, the government of the United Kingdom updated its testing and border measures for fully vaccinated travelers.

The government of Estonia will shorten the self-isolation period from 10 days to seven days for unvaccinated travelers arriving in the country beginning 10 Jan. 2022.

The authorities of Taiwan applied an automatic 30-day extension to eligible foreign nationals currently residing in Taiwan. This will be the 19th 30-day extension granted since March 2020.

The government of Thailand will provide additional quarantine locations for all international travelers beginning 11 Jan. 2022.