Bessent Settles Self-Employment Tax Dispute with IRS Before Second Circuit
Scott Bessent settled a federal dispute over whether income from his former hedge fund was subject to a…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to End Routine Passport Stamps, Shift to Electronic Form I-94
CBP is ending routine passport stamps at primary inspection, according to a bulletin dated October 1, 2026. For…
NATO Baltic Air Policing Jets Scramble as Vilnius Airport Shuts Over Suspected Drone
Lithuanian authorities shut Vilnius Airport for less than an hour on October 3, 2026, after reporting a possible…
US Visa Wait Times in India Hit 12 Months as Department of State Tracks B1/B2 Appointments
The September 17, 2026 update lists estimated B1/B2 interview waits at five Indian posts. Hyderabad has the longest…
Morocco Resumes Tourist Visa Applications for Taiwanese Travelers After Two-Month Suspension
Morocco has reportedly reopened Visa Confirmation Letter applications for Taiwanese tourists, with the restart confirmed verbally by its…
Hong Kong Immigration Department Cracks Down on Tourists Abusing Visas to Run One-Stop Shop Services
Four women who entered Hong Kong as visitors were arrested over alleged paid services advertised on social media.…
Azul Embraer E2 Fleet Faces GPS Instability Disrupting Airlines Worldwide
GPS reception problems disrupted Embraer E2 operations worldwide on September 22 and 23, 2026. Azul cancelled more than…
Antigua and Barbuda Signs Visa Waiver Agreement with Azerbaijan at United Nations General Assembly, Establishing Mutual Visa Exemption
Antigua and Barbuda and Azerbaijan signed two visa-waiver agreements in New York on September 25, 2026. The documents…
Kuwait and El Salvador Sign Mutual Visa Waiver Agreement for Diplomatic, Special, and Official Passports at 81st UN General Assembly
Kuwait and El Salvador signed a visa waiver agreement during the 81st UN General Assembly’s High-Level Week in…
US Cracks Down on Birth Tourism with New Visa Restrictions Backed by Marco Rubio
The United States announced visa restrictions targeting people who knowingly organize, facilitate or profit from commercial travel for…
Canada Travelers Keep Visa-Free U.S. Visits as Rubio Targets Birth Tourism
Canadian citizens generally do not need a nonimmigrant visa in advance for short U.S. visits, but border officers…
Canada’s IRCC 40-Criteria Framework Shapes Country-Level Visitor Visa Rules
Canada’s 40-criteria framework informs visa rules for countries, not individual visitor scores. IRCC officers review each application based…
US Denies Visa to Sudan’s Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan as Guterres Urges 90-Day Ceasefire
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s United States visa remained unresolved ahead of his planned United Nations General Assembly speech. Sources…
Korea Expands Fast-Track Visas to Spread Medical Tourism Beyond Seoul
South Korea expanded its certified medical tourism network to 112 institutions on October 1, 2026, adding more regional…