Category: Immigration Insights

September 15, 2017

The Minister of Law and Human Rights has issued a new regulation for restricted nationals, effective 25th August 2017. The new regulation updates the list of countries whose nationals must undergo additional vetting to enter and work in Indonesia. Who is affected? Nationals of Albania, Angola, Bangladesh, Cuba, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania […]

September 14, 2017

UK Visas and Immigration have announced some changes to the way visa applications are made under Tier 2 and Tier 4 of the points-based system from within India. From 7th August 2017, all Tier 2 and Tier 4 applicants, including dependents, making a visa application in the country will be required to submit all original […]

September 12, 2017

Effective 16th August 2017, changes have been made to the application procedure for temporary residence for employees of registered companies who are applying post-arrival in Costa Rica. Fingerprinting and Consular Registration The main applicant must now register with their home country consulate in Costa Rica and attend an appointment at the Public Security for fingerprinting […]

September 12, 2017

Amendments to Croatia’s Foreigners Act recently took effect, implementing the new European Union (EU) intra-company transfer (ICT) permit, and updating the rules for the posting of workers into Croatia. Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) Permit The amendments transpose European Union Directive 2014/66/EU “on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate […]

September 12, 2017

The Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Chennai, India now requires landlords and managers of apartments, hotels and other accommodation to complete the online Form C notification procedure within 24 hours of a foreign national’s arrival in Chennai, rather than within 14 days as at other FRROs around India. Chennai FRRO is also the first and (so far) […]

September 11, 2017

In this week’s edition, we announce that the United States is tightening the rules for green card applicants and the UK has published updated guidance on right to work checks. We also bring you immigration news from Panama, Ecuador and Vietnam. 

September 11, 2017

Germany has introduced new processes for intra-company transfers, which implement the European Union intra-company transfer (ICT) directive (Directive 2014/66/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15th May 2014 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer”). There are three new routes available for […]

September 6, 2017

The Home Office has published updated right to work guidance detailing what employers must do to prevent illegal working in the UK. The most significant changes detailed in the guidance are: updated advice regarding the evidence employers should request from those that state they have the right to work as a non-EEA family member of […]

September 6, 2017

With an implementation date of 2nd October 2017, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has issued a new instructional circular (Circular 23/2017/TT-BLDTBXH) providing the details for online submission and management of applications in the new online process. While the new system remains optional for now in most Labour Department offices, the offices in Hanoi […]

September 6, 2017

On 5th September 2017, the US Attorney General announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program created by Executive Action in June 2012 will be terminated in six months. Background DACA currently provides protection from deportation and employment authorization for approximately 800,000 individuals brought to the United States as children who otherwise lack […]