Category: Immigration Insights

January 26, 2018

Nationals of non-ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) countries holding temporary residence permit cards in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) have until 1st February 2018 to exchange their old cards for a new biometric residence card (“Carte de Résident”). All unconverted temporary residence permits will become invalid on 1st February 2018 – previously this deadline […]

January 26, 2018

Effective 1st January 2018, new regulations for the “R visa” for high-level talent allow multiple stays in China of up to 180 days at a time, with a validity of up to ten years, a streamlined online application system and reduced processing times. Who Qualifies? To obtain an R visa, applicants must qualify as Category […]

January 26, 2018

Effective 26th January 2018, employers must provide their foreign workers’ contact details to complete transactions via the Ministry of Manpower’s EP Online for Employment Pass (EP), S Pass, Training EP, Dependant’s Pass or Long-Term Visit Pass. Contact details are required to enable pass holders to receive important updates during emergencies or on their pass-related matters. The pass […]

January 25, 2018

The 2017/18 allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) will expire on Thursday 5th April 2018. Any unused CoS from the current allocation will be automatically withdrawn after that time. Employers are urged to consider their recruitment needs if they intend to sponsor, or continue to sponsor, nationals from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) under Tier […]

January 25, 2018

From 1st July 2018, employers wishing to hire foreign nationals in Switzerland, for jobs which have a high unemployment rate, will be required to test the Swiss labour market by advertising the position online for five days, through the Public Employment Service (PES). Initially, the requirement will only be applied for occupations with an unemployment […]

January 25, 2018

UPDATE: As of 25th January 2018, the below-described summons from the Ministry of Interior (MOI) Residency Office has been cancelled until further notice. On 18th January 2018, Iraq’s Ministry of Interior (MOI) issued a notification that they had served all foreign companies’ visa representatives a letter stating that the management of all foreign companies under […]

January 23, 2018

In 2017, Newland Chase published hundreds of client and public updates on significant changes to immigration policy impacting international business on dozens of countries via newsletters, white papers, client briefs, industry articles, and social media. The world of 2017 was one replete with change, especially in the field of global mobility. The trends toward globalization […]

January 22, 2018

Effective immediately, the new minimum monthly prevailing wage for foreign national experts holding B-1 work permits is now 19,604 NIS (up from 19,086 NIS in 2017). The change does not affect experts holding SEA visas (Short Employment Authorization for 45 days) or STEP visas (Short Term Expedited Process for up to 90 days). What can […]

January 22, 2018

Effective immediately, the National Superintendency of Migration of Peru has repealed the previous requirement for foreign nationals resident in Peru to pay the “annual aliens rate” (TAE – Tasa Anual de Extranjeria) in the first quarter of each year. Foreign national residents who submit an initial or renewal residence application in 2018 will not need to pay […]

January 22, 2018

In this week’s edition, we bring you news that the way absences are calculated in relation to UK settlement applications has changed. There are further details on the temporary skills shortage visa in Australia and Turkey has announced increased minimum salary requirements for 2018.  We also have immigration news from Italy, New Zealand and Bahrain.