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Month: September 2016
SAUDI ARABIA: Taqat and New Visa Fees Introduced
September 15, 2016
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Labour (MOL) has introduced a local labour market test, and has dramatically increased the fees for several visa types, in an effort to improve the country"s "Saudization" policy. Taqat introduced to aid Saudization Over 90%…
Read MoreTURKEY: Changes to Residence Permit Law
September 14, 2016
Back in August, we published an article which discussed the new foreign labour law which came into effect immediately. The new law also provided various amendments to the 2014 Law on International Protection (aka Residence Permit Law). There are several…
Read MoreITALY: New Obligations for Employers of Posted Workers
September 14, 2016
Effective 22nd July 2016, Decree N.136/2016 introduced new obligations for companies posting foreign national workers to Italy. Specific guidelines for the implementation of the new provisions are yet to be issued. The Decree applies to European Union (EU) companies, posting…
Read MoreUK: Theresa May Rejects Points-Based System for EU Nationals
September 9, 2016
Speaking at a press conference during this week"s G20 Summit, Prime Minister Theresa May rejected a "points-based system" to screen immigrants. Such suggestions are thought to contradict promises made within her government during the Brexit campaign, to bring in Australian-style controls…
Read MoreCANADA: Leniency Period for eTA Extended
September 8, 2016
Canada"s newly created Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) program was to have been mandatory as of 15th March 2016. However, the Government of Canada decided to create a leniency period after numerous complaints were received from the travel and tourism industry. Industry…
Read MoreSWITZERLAND: Quotas for EU/EFTA L Permits Exhausted for Third Quarter of 2016
September 8, 2016
The quota for L permits for the third quarter of 2016, for short-term assignees from European Union (EU) / European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) countries, has been filled. The Swiss government decided to keep the reduced amount of permit quota…
Read MoreRUSSIA: Head Migration Office Temporarily Closed Due to Change of Address
September 7, 2016
The Head Migration Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, formerly the Federal Migration Service (FMS) of Russia, is moving to a new location. The new address for applications will be 4 Boyarsky Pereulok, Moscow. Consequently, applications are…
Read MoreIRELAND: New Requirements for Employers of Posted Workers
September 7, 2016
On 27th July, the Irish government signed a new law that came into effect immediately which affected the European Union (Posting of Workers) Regulations 2016, transposing into Irish law European Union (EU) Directive 2014/67/EU. The Regulations impose a new requirement on…
Read MoreInvestment Visa Options: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, and St Kitts & Nevis
September 2, 2016
Immigration through investment has become a popular option in recent years, for people looking to move to a new country without the employment restrictions that work permits can bring. Available in multiple countries throughout the world, investment programmes aim to balance...
Read MoreMALAYSIA: New Requirements for MDEC Employment Passes
September 1, 2016
The Malaysian Digital Economy (MDEC) has announced that from 1st September, they will be implementing new Employment Pass regulations affecting foreign national employees of companies with Multimedia Super Corridor Malaysia (MSC Malaysia), or Information Communication Technology (ICT) status. This means…
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