Category: Immigration Insights

January 27, 2016

Certain Chinese nationals applying for work visas to Australia will no longer require Labour Market Testing (LMT) under the terms of the China Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA), which is due to come into effect on 20th December 2015. Exemptions…

January 27, 2016

With immediate effect, frequent visitors to South Africa who are not from visa exempt/visa waiver countries and who are travelling for business, tourism or academic purposes may be granted multiple-entry Port of Entry Visas valid for up to two or three…

January 21, 2016

Turkish immigration authorities are beginning to enforce rules regarding foreigners and cancellation of residence permits for continuous presence outside of Turkey. Approximately two years ago, rules were issued by the Government which limited the time a foreigner could stay outside…

January 21, 2016

David Cameron has announced changes to the UK Immigration Rules, which are to be introduced in October 2016. The announced changes will require spouse visa holders to demonstrate an improvement in the level of English they speak after two and a…

January 21, 2016

Since the start of 2016, several countries around the world have amended their minimum salary threshold for foreign and domestic workers. We have summarised these changes for you, which came into effect on 1st January 2016. These are as follows: Belgium Type-B Work…

January 21, 2016

At the beginning of this month Lithuania launched a new information portal, with the intention of attracting specialists and investors from outside the EU. The portal has been designed to simplify the application process, enabling Lithuanian companies to employ highly skilled…

January 20, 2016

On 19th January 2016, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published their recommendations further to a review of Tier 2 of the Points Based System. We summarise the main proposals below together with the potential impact they could have on businesses in…

January 14, 2016

Key changes have been introduced by the Home Office following the release of the latest naturalisation application form. Naturalisation applicants will now be expected to return their Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) when they have had a naturalisation application approved by…

January 14, 2016

The UK Government has recently announced the proposed changes to the fees for visas, immigration and nationality applications and associated premium services. The proposed fees are expected to take effect from 6th April 2016 after the legislation has been laid…

January 14, 2016

With the UK's EU referendum promised by the end of 2017, we are likely to see an increase in arguments to stay and leave the EU, with Immigration being such a controversial subject, it is no surprise that a recent...