Oliver Mercer

Oliver Mercer

As the Chief Editor at VisaVerge.com, Oliver Mercer is instrumental in steering the website's focus on immigration, visa, and travel news. His role encompasses curating and editing content, guiding a team of writers, and ensuring factual accuracy and relevance in every article. Under Oliver's leadership, VisaVerge.com has become a go-to source for clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date information, helping readers navigate the complexities of global immigration and travel with confidence and ease.
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Angus Reid Poll Finds Canadians More Critical of TFW Program

The Sept. 2025 Angus Reid poll of 1,570 adults finds 52% of Canadians view the TFW program negatively…

NC A&T Launches North Carolina’s First Standalone Aerospace Degree

A&T will launch North Carolina’s first B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering in Fall 2025, emphasizing hands-on training…

Portugal Parliament approves amended immigration law after veto

Portugal approved an amended immigration law on September 30, 2025, creating a two-year family reunification wait (one year…

Immigration Policy 2025: Mixed Outcomes, Security Gains and Debates

The 2025 policy package increases border security, proposes broader expedited removals, and pauses I-485 processing for refugees and…

DACA: No new initial applications processed nationwide in 2025

USCIS will receive but not process new DACA initial applications under a court order as of September 30,…

Trump Sued Over Orwellian National Citizenship Database

Advocates sued to block a proposed national citizenship database centralizing Social Security and immigration data, warning it could…

St. Louis Sees Direct British Airways Flights to London

British Airways now flies nonstop STL–LHR in 2025, about 8–9 hours, with round-trip fares seen in the mid-$500s.…

Canada Launches Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots in 2025

The Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots (March 31, 2025) offer caregivers a direct path to permanent residence without…

ICE Arrests 24 in Manitowoc County Tied to Trafficking and Drugs

Federal agents arrested 24 people in Manitowoc County on September 25, 2025, in a multi-agency operation targeting transnational…

Missouri National Guard to Help ICE with Administrative Support

Under a Title 32 order, Missouri will deploy National Guard members to support ICE processing facilities from October…

Trump Admin Seeks Supreme Court Review on Birthright Citizenship Policy

On September 26, 2025 the administration asked the Supreme Court to review a January 20, 2025 executive order…

Lufthansa to Cut 4,000 Jobs by 2030 Amid AI Push in Germany

Lufthansa will cut 4,000 administrative roles by 2030, mainly in Germany, through automation and AI to streamline operations…

Delta Air Lines Emergency Landing After Galley Oven Fire in Accra

On September 23, 2025, a Lagos–Atlanta Delta flight diverted to Accra after a small galley-oven fire. The aircraft…

Stowaway Found Dead in American Airlines Landing Gear in Charlotte

A stowaway was found dead in an American Airlines plane’s wheel well at Charlotte Douglas on Sept. 28,…

Ghostwriting and Fake Degrees Shake Canada’s Hong Kong Immigration

Fraudulent degrees, ghostwritten essays and plagiarism have led to misrepresentation refusals in Canada’s Hong Kong immigration stream. Courts…