2025

      07/25/2025: United States – Visa Integrity Fee Introduced, Changes to USCIS Fees

      07/16/2025: United States – GMS Final Report on “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Released

      07/07/2025: United States – “One Big Beautiful Bill” Legislation Signed into Law 

      06/27/2025: United States – Solvency Issues Raised in Social Security Trustees Report 

      06/20/2025: United States – Now Available: KPMG Report on Global Mobility-Related Provisions in Senate Finance Committee Tax Subtitle  

      06/17/2025: United States – Finance Committee Releases Tax Title for Senate Version of Budget Reconciliation Bill

      06/06/2025: United States – Effective June 9, 2025: Nationality-Based Travel Ban

      06/05/2025: United States – Venezuela TPS Litigation Continues   

      06/05/2025: United States – Interviews for Student Visas Paused

      05/27/2025: United States – Cancelation of TPS for Venezuelan Nationals Granted

      05/23/2025: United States – House Passes “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”

      05/16/2025: United States – KPMG Report: Global Mobility Tax Provisions in “One Big Beautiful” Bill

      05/12/2025: United States – Ways and Means Committee Releases Partial Text for Budget Reconciliation Bill

      05/08/2025: United States – Recent Immigration Update: Romania and Visa Waiver Program  

      04/16/2025: United States – Presidential Action on Reciprocal Tariffs: Implications for Global Mobility

      04/04/2025: United States – Delayed: Cancelation of TPS for Venezuelan Nationals 

      04/03/2025: United States – UPDATE: Alien Registration Requirement

      03/31/2025: United States – Enhanced Screening of Travelers to U.S. and Anticipated Travel Ban 

      03/28/2025: United States – Executive Order to Cease Paper Checks for Tax Refunds and Payments 

      03/07/2025: United States – IRS Releases 2025 Sec. 911-Related Housing Cost Limitations

      03/07/2025: United States – Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Requirements Waived for Several Countries

      03/07/2025: United States - Trump's 'Gold Card' and Implications for Global Mobility Tax

      03/03/2025: United States – Trump’s Gold Card and the Future of EB-5

      02/28/2025: United States – Presidential Memorandum Reiterates Trump’s Willingness to Use Retaliatory Taxes

      02/21/2025: United States – President Open to Doubling Tax Rates on Citizens, Corporations of Certain Foreign Countriesopens in a new tab

      02/07/2025: United States – FY2026 H-1B Cap Lottery Registration Opens March 7, 2025opens in a new tab

      02/06/2025: United States – DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelaopens in a new tab

      01/29/2025: United States – Noting Some Forms 6166 Had Incorrect Signatures, IRS to Issue Correct Formsopens in a new tab

      01/24/2025: United States – Final Covered Expatriate Gift Regulations: An Overviewopens in a new tab

      01/17/2025: United States – House of Representatives Passes Taiwan Double-Tax Relief Billopens in a new tab

      01/16/2025: United States & Switzerland – Agreement Identifying Eligible Pensions for Treaty Benefitsopens in a new tab

      01/15/2025: United States – Recent Immigration Updates

      01/13/2025: United States – Federal Filing Commences January 27; California Disaster Reliefopens in a new tab

      01/13/2025: United States – IRS Issues Covered Expatriate Gift Regulationsopens in a new tab

      01/06/2025: United States – President Signs Legislation to End Windfall Elimination Provisionopens in a new tab

      01/02/2025: United States – Automatic 540 Day EAD Extensions Made Permanent

      2024

      12/23/2024: United States – Modernization of H-1B Requirements and Program Improvements

      12/23/2024: United States - Bill Introduced to Modify Taxation of U.S. Citizens Living Overseas 

      12/10/2024: United States – Court Allows Treaty-Based Foreign Tax Credit Against Net Investment Income Tax

      11/22/2024: United States – Tax Court Rules on Assessment of Penalties for Failure to File Form 5471

      11/22/2024: United States – December 2024 Visa Bulletin

      11/11/2024: United States – Anticipated Changes in U.S. Immigration Policy Post-2024 Election

      11/04/2024: United States – Inflation Adjustments for Tax Year 2025

      10/31/2024: United States – Negotiations on a Comprehensive Double Taxation Agreement with Taiwan Set to Begin

      10/11/2024: United States – 2026 Diversity Visa Immigrant Lottery

      9/24/2024: United States – Annual Limit Reached for EB-2 Immigrant Visa Category in FY24

      9/19/2024: United States – U.S.-Romania Totalization Agreement Transmitted to Congress

      9/10/2024: United States – KPMG Releases Report on Expiring 2025 Tax Laws

      08/15/2024: United States – September 2024 Visa Bulletin

      08/05/2024: United States – Second H-1B Lottery Announced for FY2025

      06/27/2024: United States – TPS EADs Extended for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan

      06/26/2024: Germany – Federal Tax Court Clarifies Taxation of Partners in International Law Firms

      06/25/2024: United States – Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory Repatriation Tax As Constitutional

      06/20/2024: United States – President Biden Announces New Immigration Policies

      06/18/2024: United States – Suspension of Income Tax Treaty with Russia

      06/14/2024: United States – July 2024 Visa Bulletin

      05/31/2024: Argentina – IRS Approval for FATCA Agreement with United States

      05/21/2024: United States – D.C. Circuit Reaffirms IRS’ Statutory Authority to Assess Penalties for Failure to File Form 5471

      05/16/2024: United States – June 2024 Visa Bulletin

      05/07/2024: United States – IRS Issues Foreign Trusts and Gifts Reporting Rules

      04/24/2024: United States – High-Income Taxpayers Under IRS Scrutiny Says 2023 Data Book

      04/19/2024: United States – USCIS Updates Definition for Schedule A, Group II Occupations

      04/15/2024: United States – May 2024 Visa Bulletin

      04/15/2024: United States – Return of Automatic 540-Day Extension for Specific EAD Renewals

      04/12/2024: Brazil – Update: Postponed Visa Requirements for Citizens of Australia, Canada, USA, until 2025

      04/10/2024: United States – New Social Security Agreement Signed with Spain

      04/09/2024: United States – New Guidelines for Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record

      03/29/2024: United States – IRS Releases 2024 Sec. 911-Related Housing Costs Limitations

      03/26/2026: United States – Government Fully Funded for FY2024, Immigration Programs Continue Without Interruption

      03/20/2024: United States – Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Requirements Waived for Several Countries

      03/19/2024: United States – April 2024 Visa Bulletin

      03/15/2024: United States – KPMG Publishes Report on Tax Proposals in Biden Administration’s FY2025 Budget

      03/12/2024: United States – U.S. Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2025 Revenue Proposals

      02/21/2024: United States – USCIS Fees Increase Effective April 1 

      02/16/2024: United States – March 2024 Visa Bulletin

      02/01/2024: United States – House Passes Tax Extenders Legislation

      01/26/2024: United States – Updated Information on Stateside Visa Renewal Pilot Project

      01/19/2024: United States – “Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024”

      01/19/2024: United States – February 2024 Visa Bulletin

      01/18/2024: United States – FBAR Filing Deadline Extension for Certain Individuals

      01/12/2024: United States – Federal Filing Deadlines Information  

      01/10/2024: United States – IRS Appeals Decision Allowing FTC Claim Against Net Investment Income Tax

      01/10/2024: Brazil – Postponement of Visa Requirements for Tourists from USA, Canada, Australia

      01/05/2024: United States – Nonimmigrant Visa Interview Waivers Expanded

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