Topic
Passports
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Ackah Business Immigration Law
Canadian Citizenship: The 8th Most Powerful Passport In the World
By Publisher
A Canadian passport is ranked the 8th most powerful passport in the world, according to the 2022 Henley Passport Index. Canadian passport holders can travel to 185 destinations without a…
ImmigrationProf Blog
U.S. Passport Less Valuable Than Malaysian Passport, Analysts Contend
There's a group called Nomad Capitalist whose gig it is to "create and implement bespoke, holistic strategies for successful investors and entrepreneurs to legally reduce their tax bills, diversify and…
UK Human Rights Blog
Non-Binary Passports: R (on the application of Elan-Cane) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2021] UKSC 56
Background The Appellant in R (on the application of Elan-Cane) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2021] UKSC 56 was assigned female at birth, however during…
The Asylumist
Traveling With Your Passport When You Have Asylum
By Jason Dzubow
A common question for asylees (people who have been granted asylum) is whether they can travel using their home country […]
The HB Blog
With U.S. Issuing Gender-Neutral Passports, Travelers Should Beware of Potential Risks
Non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming Americans can now obtain gender-neutral passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBAs) with an X gender marker. Previously, the State Department had announced that…
U.S. Income Tax for Expatriates, Nonresidents & U.S. International Tax Matters
US TAXPAYERS CAN LOSE THEIR PASSPORT FOR UNPAID FEDERAL TAXES
The IRS has begun issuing notice CP508C to taxpayers with “seriously delinquent” tax debt and the service has resumed its program of notifying the State Department of taxpayers’ unpaid federal debts.The U.S.…
Religion Clause
State Department Allows "Israel" To Be Listed As Birthplace On Passports of Americans Born In Jerusalem
Last Wednesday, Politco reported:The Trump administration is expected to soon announce that the U.S. passports of Americans born in Jerusalem can now mention Israel as the country of birth.The decision,…
Knowledge Centre
Why Hong Kong BN(O)s should renew their BNO passports
After listening to the 2 June 2020 parliamentary debate on British Nationals (Overseas), and reading the Prime Minister’s article of 3 June 2020, it occurs to me that the Foreign…
Religion Clause
10th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments On Passport Gender Markers
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit yesterday heard oral arguments (audio of full arguments) in Zzyym v. Pompeo. In the case, a Colorado federal district court held that…
Inside Business Immigration
United States Recognizes Venezuelan National Assembly Decree Extending Validity of Venezuelan Passports
The Venezuelan opposition-controlled National Assembly recently acknowledged the significant obstacles for Venezuelans in extending or obtaining new passports, and issued a decree extending the validity of already issued Venezuelan passports for…