On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law H.R.1, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (Public Law 119-21), introducing new U.S. immigration fees that will affect employers
Continue Reading The $250 Visa Integrity Fee: What Employers and Foreign Nationals Need to Know About the Latest Immigration Cost Increase
On June 4, 2025, following the terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new measures – together with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) – to enhance the review of immigration records and address visa overstays.
Continue Reading DHS to Increase Efforts to Review Immigration Records and Address Visa Overstays
The U.S. Embassy in Cairo has cancelled most visa appointments scheduled for Oct. 22, 23, 24, and 25. Appointments on these days for student visas as well as emergency and
Continue Reading U.S. Embassy in Cairo Cancels Visa Appointments for Oct. 22–25
In February 2023, Portugal proposed a “Mais Habitação” or “More Housing” bill that would, in part, suspend the entire Golden Visa immigrant investor program in an effort to address housing
Continue Reading Update: Portugal Ends Real Estate Investment Visa Program
A gathering opportunity for immigration legal professionals from both the United States and around the globe, the annual American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Conference (AC23) was held in Orlando in
Continue Reading AILA Conference 2023: Insights from Greenberg Traurig Participants
The global demand for non-immigrant U.S. visas skyrocketed during the COVID-19 health emergency, when travel was halted and U.S. embassies and consulates closed. Even after reopening, U.S. embassies and consulates
Continue Reading Bipartisan Letter from the Senate Urges U.S. State Department to Address Ongoing Visa Delays
On Feb. 16, 2023, the Portuguese Prime Minister announced a set of measures to alleviate the housing problem in Portugal. These measures in part impact and call for termination of
Continue Reading Portugal Announces Upcoming Suspension of Golden Visa Program
Business immigration visa quotas have long presented a major hurdle for employers and employees. There is no logic to the quota systems that Congress has in place, and quotas are
Continue Reading Congress Needs to Fix Immigration Visa Quotas to Boost EconomyOn Feb. 7, 2020, the official visa information website of the U.S. mission in China (http://cdn.ustraveldocs.com/cn/index.html?firstTime=No) announced that as of Feb. 3, 2020, regular visa services at the
Continue Reading Update – U.S. Embassy and Consulates General in China Suspended Regular Visa Services as of Feb. 3
We have prepared a serious of Questions and Answers below addressing some of the most commonly asked questions with regard to this Executive Order (EO). GT will continue to monitor
Continue Reading GT Alert – President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States”: Q&A