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Category: Immigration Insights
UK: Home Office Squeeze on Businesses Hiring Illegal Workers
July 7, 2015
The Home Office has released their first quarterly report on Illegal Working Penalties in a bid to improve transparency and make employers aware of the risks. Although it is often difficult to avoid news stories about the various figures quoted…
Read MoreMALAYSIA: Immigration Department Experiencing Severe Delays
July 1, 2015
Applications made through the Malaysian Immigration Department HQ have recently been experiencing severe delays, often over twice the processing time of an ordinary application. The current system failure has been attributed to the migration of their internal system…
Read MoreUK: Minimum Salary Threshold for Migrants Who Wish to Settle
July 1, 2015
From 6th April 2016, new measures will be in place affecting all skilled migrant nationals from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) with regards to their eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK. The new…
Read MoreNETHERLANDS: Reform to the Monthly Salary Requirement for Knowledge Migrant Workers
June 25, 2015
Last month, the Dutch parliament passed a number of important amendments on The Dutch Alien Act 2000. The recent adjustments have modified the salary eligibility of "Knowledge Migrant Workers" specifically with regards to the monthly salary requirements, disqualifying…
Read MoreUK: Registered Traveller Service Reduces Border Customs Queuing
June 25, 2015
The UK Visa and Immigration"s new "Registered Traveller service" has now gone live. This new service will stream line border crossing for regular visitors and visa holders from eligible countries that have been enrolled. As we head through…
Read MoreCHINA: Relaxed Requirements for Residence Permits and Applications
June 24, 2015
From 1st July 2015, The Ministry of Public Security in Shanghai is implementing new improvements to the Work Residence Permit application processes. The upcoming changes include relaxing the requirements for Permanent Residence Permit applications, in support of retaining foreign talent in…
Read MoreChina and Australia Sign Free Trade Agreement
June 24, 2015
On 17th June 2015 representatives from China and Australia signed a momentous free trade agreement. For many years now Australia has become one of the major exporters of goods and services to China. Mineral rich Western Australia in particular has maintained…
Read MoreUK: Consultation on Tier 2 Category Commissioned
June 19, 2015
Yesterday, 18th June 2015, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), an independent public body that advises the government on migration issues, were commissioned to advise on limiting the scope of employment for skilled workers outside the European Economic Area (EEA) under…
Read MoreUK: Prime Minister David Cameron”s new crackdowns on Immigration from within and outside the EU
June 18, 2015
New plans, announced by David Cameron during Prime Minister"s Questions, have been designed to crackdown on immigration from outside the European Union. The intention is to continue the government"s plans to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands. This…
Read MoreUS: Hardware Failure at Department of State Causes Visa Backlog
June 17, 2015
Visa applications to the United States submitted around the 9th June 2015 are likely to be delayed as the US Department of State (DOS) has been experiencing technical difficulties with their hardware. The IT failure stopped biometric requests…
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