Category: Immigration Insights

November 20, 2017

Indian consulates and embassies around the world are urging holders of Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cards to convert them to Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards before the deadline of 31st December 2017. Please note that, from October 2018, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will only accept machine-readable travel documents. The existing PIO […]

November 20, 2017

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) have begun to clarify the changes to permanent employer-sponsored skilled visa programmes that were announced on 18th April 2017. Significantly, DIBP has announced transitional or ‘grandfathering’ arrangements to permit individuals who held, or had applied for, a subclass 457 visa on 18th April 2017 to access certain […]

November 20, 2017

Today, most Global Mobility Managers and Global HR professionals are feeling apprehensive by the Migration Law of 2017, which will rewrite all aspects of immigration law and processes in Brazil. Join us at this webinar to learn how these changes will impact both your foreign nationals currently in Brazil and those who will apply for visas in this year, as well as ensuring that your talent mobility policy is ready for Brazil’s most comprehensive pro-immigration legislation changes in over 30 years.

November 19, 2017

In response to rapidly changing global immigration trends (particularly next door in the U.S.), and the demands of the global technology industry, Canada is “upping its game” in the competition to attract the world’s best tech talent. Canada is further opening its doors to tech and information firms with innovative fast-track immigration streams to assist companies in attracting and retaining the world’s top foreign tech talent.

November 19, 2017

The FEM Amsterdam Global Mobility Conference will bring together global mobility professionals, industry experts and HR specialists. This one-day event looks to explore current and future trends in the ever-growing and complex field of expatriate management. Delegates can benefit from interactive workshop sessions, panel discussions and case studies, and gain expert insight from senior global mobility leaders at our new Mobility Masterclasses. Newland Chase will be speaking on the immigration panel.

November 19, 2017

Worldwide ERC®, established in 1964, is the premier global professional membership association for talent mobility. The global events hosted by Worldwide ERC® draw corporate HR professionals from around the world looking for services. The 2018 Shanghai Summit gives the opportunity to share in the conversation, visit the Marketplace, learn from industry leaders, and come away with new business contacts – and solutions that can be applied immediately to work.

November 17, 2017

The UK government has announced an increase to the number of visas available under the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route, from 1,000 per year to 2,000 per year. Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) is aimed at non-EEA nationals who are considered to have exceptional world class talent and are acknowledged as being world leaders, or potential […]

November 16, 2017

Effective 15th September 2017, the Ministry of labour and Social Protection has amended the rules for obtaining work permits for intra-company transferees. What has changed? Here are the changes to the intra-company transferee work permit rules: The host company must now submit confirmation that the position has been advertised for 15 days, in support of […]

November 15, 2017

As reported by Newland Chase on 7th November, in Abu Dhabi, the original Emirates ID of the sponsor is now required in support of visa applications for dependent family members. The immigration authorities scan the original Emirates ID to check whether the sponsor is currently out of the country, and reject the application if the sponsor […]

November 15, 2017

Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that several measures to relax the visa requirements for nationals of India and Ukraine will take effect on 1st January 2018. Nationals of India Applicants will be able to apply for a multiple-entry visa with only their passport, and documents to prove either their financial means (for tourism) […]