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Category: Immigration Insights
May’s Great Club! A new VIP club for elite global business leaders
November 14, 2013
The Home Secretary, Theresa May announced on 6 November 2013, a new pilot initiative lasting for 12 months to offer dedicated VIP immigration services to “100 Global Business Leaders” by invitation. These business leaders will already have a strong business...
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: 457 Visa Labour Market Test
November 13, 2013
On the 23rd of November, Labour Market Testing will be enacted as a requirement for the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) in Australia under the Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013. Having been repealed as a requirement in…
Read MoreMEXICO: INM ambushing foreign employee sponsors by phone
November 7, 2013
The Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) has been launching surprise phone enquiries against sponsors who have recently submitted visa and work authorisation applications for foreign employees in Mexico. Thus far the enquiries have been aimed at confirming the foreign employee"s:…
Read MoreNETHERLANDS: Annual residence permit for wealthy foreign investors
November 5, 2013
From the 1st of October wealthy foreign investors to the Netherlands, with a minimum capital of €1,250,000 to invest, will be able to obtain a regular residence permit for a year. In offering such an annual residence permit, the State…
Read MoreMALAYSIA: i-Pass MDeC submissions
October 31, 2013
Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) i-Pass applications, which used to be submitted directly to the Malaysian Immigration Department, must now be submitted to the Immigration Unit wihtin the MDeC itself. The MDeC is a government sponsored initiative established to support…
Read MoreSCHENGEN AREA: Short-stay visa calculation changes
October 29, 2013
From the 18th of October short-stays in the Schengen Area have been clarified for non-EU citizens by changing the calculation for the maximum period from months to days. Short-stay visas can now be utilized for a maximum duration of 90…
Read MoreTemporary Migrants to pay a 200 levy per year for NHS treatment
October 24, 2013
On the 3rd of October a report entitled "Quantitative Assessment of Visitor and Migrant use of the NHS in England: Exploring the data" was commissioned by the Department of Health. This report estimated that the cost to the NHS from…
Read MoreA fresh look at attaining a right of permanent residence in the UK
October 23, 2013
On 17 October 2013, we saw an exciting Judgment from the Upper Tribunal confirming that permanent residence in the UK for EEA nationals and their family members can be attained even though they were overseas during a portion of their...
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: 457 Visa Program
October 18, 2013
Recent legislation in Australia has seen a crackdown on the popular 457 visa program available to foreign workers. The change in legislation came after the Labor party, headed by former PM Julia Gillard, and unions, such as the Construction Forestry…
Read MoreBetter, stronger, faster: The civil penalty scheme rebuilt
October 15, 2013
Earlier this month we highlighted the recent introduction of the Immigration Bill and the proposed changes to the current civil penalty scheme to prevent the employment of illegal workers. We had reported that the Home Office intends to ‘strengthen and...
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