Month: August 2013

August 29, 2013

The Federal Chinese Authorities have recently announced changes to the documentary requirements for work and residence permits, along with changes to the application procedures in the cities of Beijing and Shanghai. The following changes have also been made relating to processing for Chinese Residence Permit applications: Renewal of Residence Permits -…

August 27, 2013

The EntrePass immigration scheme in Singapore was launched in 2004 to attract foreign entrepreneurs. The scheme is designed for foreign entrepreneurs who wish to start a business in Singapore. From 1st September 2013, certain changes will be made to the EntrePass framework. The Singapore Ministry of Manpower has been…

August 20, 2013

Back in January 2013, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, John Vine, decided to launch a series of "spot check" visits to assess how certain areas of the UK"s border and immigration functions have improved as compared to…

August 15, 2013

Over the last few months, we've looked at the investment routes into the UK so in this weeks blog, Antonio Lam, an investor visa specialist at Newland Chase, looks at Canada's investor visa route. Canada has always been one of...

August 9, 2013

The latest member of the European Economic Area is Croatia, having joined on 1 July 2013. Membership means that Croatians can now enter and live in the EEA; however in the UK their access to the labour market has been...

August 9, 2013

The Home Office is currently undertaking a consultation on the provisions in the proposed Immigration Bill which the Government states is aimed at protecting public services by restricting free access to publically funded health services for non-EEA nationals. There are…