Category: Immigration Insights

September 19, 2017

The Tanzanian Immigration Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs has recently imposed significant additional company document requirements on foreign employees applying for residence permits. Applicants for Class A and B residence permits are now required to submit the following corporate documents from their sponsoring employers: Letter stating the current status of shareholders from the […]

September 18, 2017

Effective immediately, the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Labour Department is accepting applications for a new category of work permit which eases key requirements for intra-company transferees. The new classification, called “Manager, Executive Director, Expert and Technical Worker”, only requires applicants to have at least twelve months of working experience in a company of the […]

September 18, 2017

In this week’s edition, we announce that the UK has made changes to the visa application process from India, plus there are updates to the list of restricted nationals in Indonesia. We also bring you immigration news from Germany, India and Costa Rica.  

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 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 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) […]