Laos Tourist E-Visa Remains 60-Day Entry Window With 30-Day Stay
Laos still uses the single-entry tourist eVisa T-B3, with a 60-day entry window and a 30-day stay. Official rules do not show a 180-day extension....
Mahan Air Cuts Flights as Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions Hit Operation Economic Outcast
Mahan Air halted Türkiye flights after U.S. sanctions hit Iran’s aviation sector. Treasury’s Operation Economic Outcast…
CBDT Lets DGIT (systems) Share Income Tax Data with Petroleum Ministry
CBDT has approved a restricted verification channel for the petroleum ministry. The DGIT (Systems) will provide…
Overnight13
Earlier this week15
In Pictures
The week on the ground
IMM
Ricky Bell Backs Pause in New Asylum Seeker Housing Placements, Carrying the Burden
IMM
AP Analysis Maps Destinations of 4.5 Million Migrants Freed at U.S. Border
IMM
Florida Republican Says Immigration Policy Has ‘gone Too Far,’ Breaking with Trump
DIGI
Latvia’s Progressives File Bill to Scrap €150,000 Fund-Based Investment Route Under Immigration Law
The Desks
Eight beats reported daily — and the rest of the archive below.
- Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Cap Visa Stays at 4 Years for Grad Students, Postdocs
- New Limits on Changing Majors and Transferring Schools for F-1 Undergraduates in First Academic Year Under SEVP Exception
- New DHS/SEVP Memo of August 24, 2026 Tightens Curricular Practical Training Rules for International Students
- Canada Border Services Agency Says No Cyberattack After Toronto Pearson Kiosk Outage Delayed Arrivals
- Canada Reminds Temporary Workers to Follow Work Permit Conditions, Employer-Specific Work Permit, Study Permit
- Canada Lists 3 Work Permit Requirements to Extend Your Work Permit or Change Your Work Permit Conditions
The dates that decide when you move.
Read the morning the bulletin drops — with what actually changed since last month.
Read this month’s bulletin →What it means for you
Why Using a 529 Plan for Non-Qualified Expenses Can Lead to Tax Penalties
529 withdrawals are tax-free only when used correctly. Nonqualified expenses, overlapping education credits, or poor timing can create taxes and penalties....
2 weeks agoFinland’s SDP Proposes Limits on Cultural Practices for New Immigrants
Finland's SDP proposes linking social benefits to language learning and requiring immigrants to adopt Finnish values to prevent segregation and parallel...
1 month agoTrump Weighs Capital-Gains Tax Cut, Indexing for Inflation, Home-Sale Exemption
Trump weighs new capital gains and home-sale tax cuts for 2026, sparking debates over fiscal costs and benefits for high-wealth investors versus homeowners.
1 month agoMost Read
- 1 How to Contact USCIS? A Detailed Guide
- 2 Australia Visa English Language Requirements and Test Scores
- 3 Trump Administration Denies Mahmoud Abbas Visas for UN General Assembly
- 4 214(b) Denial in 3 Minutes: Indian Applicant’s U.S. Visa Case
- 5 Aeroméxico Introduces Daily Direct Flights From Mexico City to Punta Cana
The Daily Brief
Overnight, in two minutes.
The policy moves, bulletin shifts and court rulings that change what you should actually do — and nothing that doesn’t.
Who’s Reporting
The writers behind VisaVerge’s immigration reporting.
Vivian Chen is the Immigration Enforcement Correspondent at VisaVerge.com, where she tracks ICE operations, deportation policy, detention conditions, and the real-world impact…
Jim Grey serves as Senior Editor at VisaVerge.com, where he leads the site's aviation and air-travel coverage — airlines, airports, TSA rules,…
Nadia Hassan covers immigration policy and legislation for VisaVerge.com, decoding the bills, executive actions, agency rule changes, and fee structures that reshape…
Priya Nair is VisaVerge.com's Work Visa Correspondent, specializing in employment-based immigration — H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, OPT, and the PERM and green-card…
Sai Sankar is a law postgraduate with over 30 years of experience across direct and indirect taxation, spanning consultancy, litigation, and policy…
Kenji Tanaka is the Travel & Border Correspondent at VisaVerge.com, focusing on entry requirements, visa-free travel, ESTA, the Schengen area, and passport…
As Chief Editor at VisaVerge.com, Oliver Mercer steers the site's editorial direction with a particular focus on Canadian and Oceania immigration —…
Elena Marquez writes on family-based and humanitarian immigration for VisaVerge.com, covering marriage and family green cards, K-1 visas, asylum, TPS, and the…
Shashank Singh reports on India and South Asia immigration for VisaVerge.com, with a strong focus on international students and the Indian diaspora…
Lukas Brandt covers UK and European immigration for VisaVerge.com, from the post-Brexit UK visa system and Indefinite Leave to Remain to immigration…
Robert Pyne is a Professional Writer at VisaVerge.com specializing in USCIS processes — case status, receipt notices, forms, documentation, and step-by-step application…