Month: January 2018

TAIWAN: Upcoming New Foreign Recruitment Law

January 31, 2018

The Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals will come into effect on 8th February 2018, introducing various benefits for foreign nationals working in Taiwan, and for their employers. Key Changes The Act introduces three categories of foreign worker, with different qualifying criteria and benefits: foreign professional, foreign special professional and foreign senior professional. Many of […]

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EU Schengen Visa: Present and Future [Encore Webinar]

January 31, 2018

Yesterday’s EU Schengen Visa webinar was so popular that we are holding a second live webinar today, 31 January 2018 at 4:00 pm GMT / 11:00 am EST. Join us for this informative and interactive webinar, where you will have an opportunity to share your comments for inclusion in our position paper to the European Commission.

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UNITED KINGDOM: Tier 2 (General) Oversubscribed For Second Month

January 31, 2018

The monthly allocation of the Tier 2 (General) Restricted Certificates of Sponsorship (RCoS) has been exceeded for the second consecutive month. The total number of RCoS available to employers in January 2018 stood at 1651, after 91 RCoS were carried over from the December 2017 allocation. RCoS applications submitted in January were rejected where the […]

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Global Immigration Update – Monday 29th January 2018

January 29, 2018

In this week’s edition, we bring you a round up of significant global corporate immigration developments from 2017.  There’s news that the 2018 minimum wage has increased for foreign experts in Israel and China‘s talent visa rules and benefits have been clarified.  Plus, there are updates from Singapore, Peru and Azerbaijan.     

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CÔTE D’IVOIRE: 1st February 2018 Deadline for Converting to New Biometric Residence Cards

January 26, 2018

Nationals of non-ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) countries holding temporary residence permit cards in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) have until 1st February 2018 to exchange their old cards for a new biometric residence card (“Carte de Résident”). All unconverted temporary residence permits will become invalid on 1st February 2018 – previously this deadline […]

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CHINA: Talent Visa Rules and Benefits Clarified

January 26, 2018

Effective 1st January 2018, new regulations for the “R visa” for high-level talent allow multiple stays in China of up to 180 days at a time, with a validity of up to ten years, a streamlined online application system and reduced processing times. Who Qualifies? To obtain an R visa, applicants must qualify as Category […]

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SINGAPORE: Contact Details Required for Pass Application, Issuance or Renewal

January 26, 2018

Effective 26th January 2018, employers must provide their foreign workers’ contact details to complete transactions via the Ministry of Manpower’s EP Online for Employment Pass (EP), S Pass, Training EP, Dependant’s Pass or Long-Term Visit Pass. Contact details are required to enable pass holders to receive important updates during emergencies or on their pass-related matters. The pass […]

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UNITED KINGDOM: Certificate of Sponsorship Allocation Annual Renewal

January 25, 2018

The 2017/18 allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) will expire on Thursday 5th April 2018. Any unused CoS from the current allocation will be automatically withdrawn after that time. Employers are urged to consider their recruitment needs if they intend to sponsor, or continue to sponsor, nationals from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) under Tier […]

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SWITZERLAND: Upcoming Job Advertising Requirement for Occupations with High Unemployment

January 25, 2018

From 1st July 2018, employers wishing to hire foreign nationals in Switzerland, for jobs which have a high unemployment rate, will be required to test the Swiss labour market by advertising the position online for five days, through the Public Employment Service (PES). Initially, the requirement will only be applied for occupations with an unemployment […]

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IRAQ: Ministry of Interior Summons Cancelled

January 25, 2018

UPDATE: As of 25th January 2018, the below-described summons from the Ministry of Interior (MOI) Residency Office has been cancelled until further notice. On 18th January 2018, Iraq’s Ministry of Interior (MOI) issued a notification that they had served all foreign companies’ visa representatives a letter stating that the management of all foreign companies under […]

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