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Global Immigration Weekly Roundup – 2nd July 2018
July 2, 2018
The latest vital immigration news and updates from around the globe in your weekly newsletter from Newland Chase.
COLOMBIA: New Immigration Compliance Rules and Penalties
Effective 16th May 2018, Resolution 1238 establishes stricter criteria for compliance with immigration obligations, and bigger penalties for non-compliance.
A new digital Biometric Foreigner Registration process is being piloted alongside the manual biometric registration system for “Alien Card” applications.
RUSSIA: Salary Notifications for Highly Qualified Specialists
Employers of highly qualified specialists (HQS) have until 31st July 2018 to notify the migration authorities of salaries paid to these foreign national employees in the second quarter of 2018 (1st April to 30th June 2018).
OMAN: Update – Ban on Hiring Foreign Nationals in 87 Professions Extended
The European Court of Justice has ruled that all EU Member States must recognise the residence rights of non-EU national same-sex spouses of EU citizens who were married in another Member State.
SWITZERLAND: Extension to Residence Permit Quota for Bulgarians and Romanians
The Swiss Federal Council has decided to extend, for the year from 1st June 2018, the quota on Romanian and Bulgarian nationals (EU-2) of 996 long-term B permits, released quarterly.
[UPDATE: The State Secretary of Migration has confirmed that there will be no quota for short-term L permits for EU-2 nationals.]
IRELAND: New Deadline for Stamp 4 Applications for Critical Skills Employment Permit Holders
Effective 25th June 2018, Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) has advised that applications for Stamp 4 status must be submitted twelve weeks in advance of the expiry of the current Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP).
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