Understand the latest trends, policies, and strategies for your US immigration journey.
For Brazilian families, professionals and business owners, the strongest route to the United States depends on what they can establish—and whether that route supports the life they intend to build. October 27, 2026 A decision to leave a country can happen overnight. Securing the legal foundation for life in
Permission to work, tax residence and payroll obligations follow different rules. Understanding their interaction is essential to planning an international assignment—and its eventual conclusion. A cross-border assignment rarely produces a single legal decision. Permission to enter a country, authorization to work, liability for income tax and responsibility for
Teaching hospitals face a mix of proposed requirements, active policies and court-blocked rules affecting medical training, research and insurance coverage. For academic medical centers, immigration policy reaches across the institution. A change affecting a resident physician can complicate training schedules. A revised wage requirement can alter recruitment budgets. Rules
New charges proposed for practical training and employer sponsorship sharpen a debate over workforce needs, immigration oversight and protections for American workers. A federal proposal to charge universities $70,000 before recommending an international student for an initial period of work training has brought new attention to the route from
Oct 8, 2026 · @Luciane October 8, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register that would, if finalized, establish new fees for Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 students. The proposal would impose a fee of