South Korea's Ministry of Justice announced a major overhaul of its region-specific visa programme The total cap on visa participants was slashed from 6,790 to around 3,000 across two visa categories for foreignersApplications for the 2027–28 edition of the programme opened with a deadline of November 10, 2026PAY ATTEN…

…employment opportunities to foreign professionals. Governments are using different work visa programmes to attract international talent, fill vacant positions and support economic growth.Top 10 Countries Nigerians Can Explore for Jobs Abroad in 2026, Visa Options ListedImagesFor Nigerians looking to work abroad, unders…

…rule on March 26, 2026, targeting wage standards for foreign workers in H-1B and PERM visa programmesThe proposed rule would revise how prevailing wage levels are calculated, using updated Bureau of Labour Statistics data as its benchmarkSecretary of Labour Lori Chavez-DeRemer said the change aims to stop employers fro…

…in a publication by Ellis Visa Sponsors, a US immigration law firm, on Monday. The H-1B visa programme enables US employers to recruit highly skilled foreign professionals for specialised roles that typically require at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent. Although the programme is highly competitive due to the…

…the country’s healthcare workforce shortage. RussiaRussia launched a new Skilled Worker Visa programme to attract foreign professionals into sectors facing acute labour shortages.The programme allows eligible applicants to obtain a three-year temporary residence permit or apply directly for permanent residency. It also…

…citizenship-by-investment scheme, which offers access to the United States E-2 Investor Visa programme. According to data released by the Investment Migration Agency (IMA), Nigerians accounted for 16% of all Grenada citizenship-by-investment applications received in the fourth quarter of 2025, making Nigeria the larges…