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Category: Immigration Insights
Ebola: How the Virus has Affected International Travel
November 5, 2014
The Ebola virus has caused a tremendous worldwide shake up. The rigorous measures being implemented by several nations may not only inhibit the development of any medical treatment, but these restrictive moves may also affect the import and export industries....
Read MoreThe challenges faced in moving a migrant population into Saudi Arabia
September 25, 2014
Investment from foreign companies into Saudi Arabia has vastly grown in the past decade, which is unsurprising, as Saudi Arabia is the world's largest oil exporter and owner of the world's single-largest oil field. Saudi is also the largest economy...
Read MoreWhat does a ‘Yes’ vote for an independent Scotland mean for UK immigration?
September 17, 2014
There are many burning questions coming out of the independence debate, not least of which is what impact an independent Scotland will have on UK immigration policy. In fact if you listen in to people's conversations on the tube or...
Read MoreCANADA: New rules on temporary migrants to protect resident labour market
September 3, 2014
The Canadian Government has recently announced a package of reforms which will overhaul the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) to ensure that going forward Canadian nationals are first in line for jobs. In addition new International Mobility Programs (IMPs) are…
Read MoreUAE: Immigration authorities launch new visa system
September 3, 2014
UAE Immigration has launched a new visa structure in August, with increased costs for certain visa types, the introduction of deposits for certain visas, amended visa durations and revised short term visa categories, as well as the introduction of new multiple…
Read MoreSINGAPORE: New advertising regulations and changes for Employment Pass holders
September 3, 2014
Two key immigration changes came into effect in Singapore in August 2014, impacting employers and employees: 1. New advertising regulations for vacant positions as laid down in the Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) require employers to advertise job vacancies to Singaporeans…
Read MoreKAZAHKSTAN: Visa Waiver for Business and Tourist Travellers
July 11, 2014
Kazakhstan is due to introduce a visa waiver programme for nationals of the following 10 countries, who wish to enter or transit through for business or tourism purposes: France Germany Holland Italy Japan Malaysia South Korea United Arab Emirates United…
Read MoreGREECE: Dependents can no longer accompany Van der Elst Visa holders
June 26, 2014
On 1st April 2014, a new immigration regulation was passed in Greece. This is now in effect as of 2nd June 2014. As confirmed by the Ministry of Interior, under this Greek immigration law (No. 4251/2014), family members of Van…
Read MoreRemoval of Educational Testing Service (ETS) from approved list of English language test suppliers
June 16, 2014
On the 10th June 2014, a change to the UK Immigration Rules and Nationality Regulations was laid before Parliament to remove ETS BV from the approved list of English language test suppliers. This change will now come into effect on 1st…
Read MoreChanges to the Immigration Rules: Enough to attract overseas talent to the UK tech sector?
June 13, 2014
A recent article published by HR Grapevine asserted that a shortage of talent coupled with stringent immigration policies is holding back London's tech sector. Interestingly, the article comes just over a month after the Home Office published changes to the...
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