Month: December 2015

UK: Additional Sponsor Requirements Introduced by Home Office

December 10, 2015

Further to our article last week, the requirements for British employers sponsoring foreign employees filed after 19th November 2015 have now been issued with additional Sponsor requirements by the Home Office. Where applicable, it will now be required to keep…

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CHINA: Beijing Launching Foreign Employment Management System

December 10, 2015

The Beijing Bureau of labor and social security, is launching a new Foreign Employment Management System for all work permit applications which will affect work permit e registration, the new system is expected to be available from the 4th January 2016, It is understood…

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COLOMBIA: Increasing Rejection of Work Permit Applications

December 9, 2015

Dependants of foreign nationals in Colombia wishing to apply for in-country work authorisation are facing growing scrutiny from Immigration Authorities, who are increasingly rejecting applications from spouses seeking permission to work. Although no official guidance has been released on this…

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IRELAND: Making Labour Migration Work

December 9, 2015

The conference was organised by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DJEI) in conjunction with EMN Ireland (Economic and Social Research Institute). The conference was well attended with both employers and employment holders in attendance. The first part of…

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CANADA: The Immigration Position of Parents and Grandparents

December 9, 2015

On the 4th of January 2016 the immigration programme which allowed Canadians and permanent residents to sponsor and bring their foreign parents and grandparents to Canada, will reopen again since reaching its quota in mid-January 2015. In 2011, a backlog meant that the…

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MALAYSIA: Foreign Employee Projections Open for 2016

December 7, 2015

On the 30th of November, Malaysian officials announced that companies, whom are registered with the Expatriate Services Division online portal, can now submit their foreign employee projections for 2016. The foreign employee projection was set up in 2015, and should…

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SPAIN: New Dependency Status Regulations

December 3, 2015

Starting from 9th December 2015, the definition of who may be considered a dependant in Spain will change. Established by royal decree 240/2007, the regulation includes details of relatives and dependants that will be covered under EU framework. Under the new…

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Why are More Britons and Foreigners Staying in the UK?

December 3, 2015

A lot of attention has been paid recently to the number of people migrating to the UK, especially when this year"s net migration has gone up by 84,000. However, what is the contributing factor to this increase? According to…

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UK: Important Sponsor Guidance Amendments

December 2, 2015

In line with the Government"s recent efforts to tighten immigration policy, the Home Office have published some important amendments to the Tier 2 and 5 Sponsor Guidance which took effect on 19th November 2015. Whilst there were many updates to the…

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RUSSIA: Ban on Turkish Citizens

December 2, 2015

Due to recent incidents, Russia has reacted with a presidential order (order 585), issued on the 28th November 2015, confirming a ban on Turkish citizens to enter Russia. The ban will commend the 1st January 2016. The ban will not affect…

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