Family Visas
Resources on spouse, parent, and child reunification visas, including eligibility criteria, application procedures, and processing timelines.
Care workers warn 2025 UK visa changes tear families apart
From 22 July 2025 the UK ends new overseas sponsorship for most care workers, raises skill requirements to RQF Level 6, sets a £25,000 transitional salary floor, and blocks new…
Adopted by Swiss Abroad Faces Deportation and Citizenship Issues
Adopted after age 18, Gabriela Purtschert did not gain Swiss citizenship and now faces deportation after 16 years…
New $250 Visa Integrity Fee Starts Oct 1, 2025 for Non-Immigrant Visas
From October 1, 2025, most non-immigrant visa applicants from non-VWP countries must pay a $250 Visa Integrity Fee…
USCIS Recruiting Immigration Officers to Strengthen System Integrity
USCIS will hire Immigration Services Officers from Sept 29–Oct 8, 2025 to increase in-person interviews, document checks, and…
Indians Face Sharper Visa Curbs in UK and New Zealand in 2025
In 2025 the UK and New Zealand tightened visa routes for Indians, cutting work and family approvals sharply;…
India Trails as Investor Visas Rise in U.S. Immigration Trends
Early‑2025 counts show India losing relative ground: Bangladesh surpassed India in family-preference visas, Pakistan led IR1/CR1 spouse visas,…
Canada 2025 for Ukrainians: visas, open work permits, citizenship
Canada closed new CUAET entries on December 31, 2024, but lets Ukrainians who arrived by March 31, 2024…
Australia Keeps 185,000 Migration Cap with Talent & Innovation Visa
Australia sets a 185,000 cap for 2025–26, allocating 132,200 places to skilled migration and creating a 4,300-place Talent…
Trinidad and Tobago Approves Grandparent Citizenship Bill in 2025
Parliament approved the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to expand citizenship by descent to include grandparents, aiming to reconnect…
How Foreign Citizens in Canada Sponsor a Child for PR
Family Class sponsorship lets Canadian citizens and permanent residents sponsor dependent children for PR via the IRCC PR…