Category: Immigration Insights

December 5, 2017

The United States Department of State has announced that, effective 11th December 2017, the U.S. consulates in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Vladivostok will begin to offer limited interviews for non-immigrant visas. The US embassy in Moscow also continues to offer limited interviews for immigrant, diversity and non-immigrant visas. However, the US missions will continue to operate with […]

December 5, 2017

Effective 1st January 2018, the Dutch immigration authorities (IND) have announced new minimum salary levels for knowledge migrant workers (aka Highly Skilled Migrants) and Blue Card applicants entering the Netherlands. Affected Applications These amounts are applicable for new applications for local hires, assignees (when outside the scope of the EU ICT Directive 2014/66/EU) or extension […]

December 4, 2017

Newland Chase Australia is hosting a webinar on the changes to both temporary and permanent employer sponsored visas that are proposed for March 2018. The webinar is scheduled for 12 noon (AEST) on Tuesday 5th December. If you are unable to join the webinar at the scheduled time, a recording of the webinar will become […]

December 4, 2017

Newland Chase is hosting a webinar on the changes to both temporary and permanent employer sponsored visas that are proposed for March 2018. The webinar is scheduled for 12 noon (AEST) on Tuesday 5th December. If you are unable to join the webinar at the scheduled time, a recording of the webinar will become available […]

December 4, 2017

Newland Chase Australia is hosting a webinar on the changes to both temporary and permanent employer sponsored visas that are proposed for March 2018. The webinar is scheduled for 12 noon (AEST) on Tuesday 5th December. If you are unable to join the webinar at the scheduled time, a recording of the webinar will become […]

December 4, 2017

Business travellers to Russia can now use the address of their inviting organisation or company for registration purposes. A decision of the Constitutional Court has established that foreign nationals registering their address in Russia can use the address of their inviting organisation (as indicated in the visa), as long as they continue to participate in […]

December 4, 2017

Effective immediately, foreign nationals entering Mozambique with a work visa will no longer be required to obtain an Identification and Residency Document for Foreigners (DIRE). Instead, their work visa will be extended, for up to one year at a time, for the period of their employment contract. Please note: The change only affects new hires. […]

December 4, 2017

Newland Chase Australia is hosting a webinar on the changes to both temporary and permanent employer sponsored visas that are proposed for March 2018. The webinar is scheduled for 12 noon (AEST) on Tuesday 5th December. If you are unable to join the webinar at the scheduled time, a recording of the webinar will become […]

December 4, 2017

In this week’s edition, we bring you news that business travellers to Russia can use the address of their inviting organisation for registration purposes. The Riyadh Chamber of Commerce in Saudi Arabia is now offering certification services online and a residency document is no longer required for foreign workers in Mozambique. Plus, there’s immigration news from Qatar, Iraq and South Africa.

December 1, 2017

Effective 28th November 2017, the Iraqi federal government has imposed a stricter regime of fines for late in-country visa activation. What is the Change? Previously, the fine for failing to activate a visa within seven days of entry was a flat IQD 500,000 (approximately USD 417) per individual. For foreign nationals who enter Iraq from […]