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Month: April 2018
NIGERIA: Ministry of Interior Online Services May Cause Delays
April 18, 2018
On 7 May, the Federal Ministry of Interior (FMI) is expected to launch a new online service, covering all aspects of the operations and workflow of its Citizenship and Business (C&B) department, which is expected to slow down the issuance of the grant and renewal of expatriate quota applications.
Read MoreBULGARIA: Amendments to the Labour Mobility Law
April 17, 2018
Effective 23rd May 2017, Bulgaria has passed amendments to the Labour Migration and Labour Mobility Act.
Read MoreSPAIN: New Document Criteria for Residence Card Applications in Madrid
April 17, 2018
Effective from now, a residence card applicant in Madrid whose passport does not bear an entry stamp from Spanish border control must submit a statement of entry (“Declaración de entrada”), the only acceptable alternative to an entry stamp as proof of entry for residence card applications in Madrid.
Read MoreKUWAIT: Restrictions for Foreign National Engineers, and Diploma Holders Under 30 Years Old
April 17, 2018
Effective immediately, the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) requires engineers applying to renew or transfer their residence permits to present a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Kuwait Engineers Society (KES).
Read MoreCOLOMBIA: New Requirement for Minors Travelling by Air
April 17, 2018
Effective 26th April 2018, anyone travelling by air within or out of Colombia accompanied by a minor child of seven years or under must provide a copy of the child’s birth certificate.
Read MoreBRAZIL: Clarification of Procedure for Change of Status from Temporary to Permanent Residence Permit
April 17, 2018
The Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Justice have issued a joint statement clarifying that applications for conversion of temporary residence into permanent residence permits must be submitted to the Ministry of Labour for processing, rather than the Ministry of Justice.
Read MoreCHILE: Post-arrival Temporary Residence Visa for Work Purposes to Be Discontinued
April 17, 2018
The Chilean Ministry of the Interior has announced that, effective 23 April 2018, it will discontinue the post-arrival temporary visa for work purposes, introduced in 2015.
Read MoreINDIA: E-Services Extended Nationally to All FRROs
April 16, 2018
Effective immediately, India’s Bureau of Immigration (BOI) has rolled out nationally its new e-FRRO system for online visa-related services.
Read MoreUNITED STATES: USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for Fiscal Year 2019
April 13, 2018
On 6th April 2018, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had received sufficient quota-subject H-1B filings for government fiscal year 2019 (1st October 2018 to 30th September 2019) to meet both the general H-1B quota (65,000) for individuals holding a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent and the additional quota (20,000) for […]
Read MoreMOROCCO: Fewer Intra-Company Transfers Qualify for Exemption from Labour Market Testing
April 13, 2018
In the last few weeks, the Ministry of Labour in Morocco has tightened the qualifying criteria for the intra-company transfer work permit process.
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