Oliver Mercer
FAA Begins Flight Restoration After Shutdown Strain; Limits Remain
On Nov. 15, 2025, the FAA eased required flight cuts to 3% at 40 busy hubs after the…
December 2025 Visa Bulletin: EB Chooses Up, Family Faces Delays
December’s bulletin favors employment categories with forward movement in Final Action Dates, notably for China and India, while…
Sumit Nagal Secures Chinese Visa for Australian Open Wild-Card Playoff
After an unexplained visa refusal, Sumit Nagal obtained a Chinese visa with government and diplomatic help to play…
Government Reopened: What It Means for Aviation Delays and Schedules
With the government reopened in November 2025, airlines can restore bookings within 24–48 hours, but airport and FAA…
AustraliaMigrate Expands Employer Visas as Skills Shortage Deepens
Responding to rising employer demand and the Skills Crisis, AustraliaMigrate expanded services after the SID visa replaced TSS…
Canada Grants Full Certification to Pipistrel Velis Electro Trainer
Transport Canada approved the Pipistrel Velis Electro on November 12, 2025 after 400+ tests since 2022. The electric…
Immigrate to Canada as an Occupational Therapist: A Practical Guide
2025 Express Entry healthcare draws highlight Occupational Therapy, enabling internationally educated therapists to seek permanent residence while pursuing…
UK Eyes Denmark-Style Hardline Asylum Model: A Realistic Look
Since 2015 Denmark shifted to time-limited protection, tougher asylum standards, integration conditions, and an active returns system. Offshore…
Visiting Canada for the FIFA World Cup with a Criminal Record
Normal border and visa rules apply during the 2026 World Cup; convictions do not get automatic passes. Admissibility…
358 Kyrgyzstanis with Foreign Citizenship Receive 2-Year Meken Cards
On November 14, 2025, Kyrgyz authorities issued 358 two-year Meken cards to diaspora members. The cards offer visa-free…
Canada Births 2024: Over 40% Have Foreign-Born Mothers, StatsCan Reveals
In 2024, 42.3% of Canadian births were to foreign-born mothers, nearly double the 1997 share; total births rose…
Trump’s immigration crackdown aimed at Charlotte, NC, sheriff says
CBP, led by Gregory Bovino, may launch immigration arrests in Charlotte around mid-November 2025. Local agencies say they…
Why Military Lawyers Should Not Serve as Immigration Judges
To tackle a 3.5 million-case backlog, the Pentagon may assign up to 600 military lawyers as temporary immigration…
Canada Startup Visa Survives Overhaul Amid Fractured Timeline
The Startup Visa remains in Canada’s 2026–2028 plan, but IRCC lists processing times exceeding ten years as of…
How Whistles, Sirens, and Voices Slow Los Angeles Deportation Efforts
Neighborhoods in Los Angeles use whistles, sirens and rapid communication to warn of ICE activity, slowing arrests during…