Category: Immigration Insights

December 2, 2015

Due to recent incidents, Russia has reacted with a presidential order (order 585), issued on the 28th November 2015, confirming a ban on Turkish citizens to enter Russia. The ban will commend the 1st January 2016. The ban will not affect…

December 1, 2015

Ongoing discussions in Kuwait are being held over The Manpower Public Authority Act (MPA), in order to make the process of leaving one company and going to work for another an easier process. Current immigration restrictions mean it can be very…

November 26, 2015

A recent case at the Court of Justice namely, "Jobcenter Berlin Neukölln v Nazifa, Sonita, Valentina and Valentino Alimanovic (C-67/14)", centres on freedom of movement and social benefits. The case called upon the Court to decide whether a Member State…

November 26, 2015

With annual net migration to the United Kingdom reaching a record high of 336,000, the UK Government are taking steps to further strengthen immigration policy with a view to reducing migration figures by 2020. In a recent report by the…

November 26, 2015

Following on from the results of their national election, which saw the anti-immigration Swiss People"s party (SVP) win the largest proportion of seats in the Swiss lower house, a study conducted by the Swiss Cities Association has confirmed that immigration…

November 26, 2015

The rules surrounding Singaporean Work Pass Exemptions have been changed, as announced by the Ministry of Manpower (MoM). Foreign nationals can enter Singapore on a short term visit pass, which is valid for up to 60 days, and carry out…

November 25, 2015

China"s long-standing 'One Child Policy' has been relaxed. The policy, introduced in 1979 in an effort to slow the population growth rate, has now been revised to allow couples to have two children instead of just one. Violation of the original…

November 25, 2015

Anti-Immigration and hard right parties are gaining more ground in Europe. This time it's the turn of the Sweden Democrats, a poll by YouGov suggest the far right party are now 5 points clear of any other with 26.7% of the votes. The…

November 19, 2015

The Swiss government has recently announced their immigration quotas for 2016. The quota is specifically for highly qualified workers from non-European Union countries, as well as for assignees from EU/EFTA states. The quotas are imposed on long term residence permits…

November 18, 2015

Kyrgyzstan has become the latest country to join the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), meaning its nationals can now work in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia without the need to obtain work authorisation from the relevant immigration authorities. Established in January…