Category: Immigration Insights

July 14, 2017

It is now mandatory for nationals from certain countries to register with the immigration authorities within seven days of entry into Egypt. This applies to holders of business, tourist and work visas, and also applies to holders of Egyptian residency permits. The affected nationalities are as follows: Algeria India Lebanon Pakistan Philippines Syria Tunisia The […]

July 14, 2017

On 19th June 2017, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) officially launched a new eVisa system for business and tourist visas. Who can benefit? The new online application system is initially open to nationals of 67 countries, and nationals of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with one of 116 designated professions. The new system also allows […]

July 14, 2017

From 23rd June 2017, the Royal Decree on Managing the Work of Foreigners B.E. 2560 (2017) significantly increases the penalties for various offences related to foreign nationals working in Thailand. However, the enforcement of some of the penalties has been postponed until 1st January 2018, to allow employers and foreign employees to comply with the […]

July 13, 2017

The Indian government has once again extended the 30th June 2017 deadline for conversion of Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cards to Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards, this time until 31st December 2017. Background An ordinance of 6th January 2015, amending the Indian Citizenship Act, unified the two schemes and, on 9th January 2015, […]

July 13, 2017

Meet with us at booth #840 at this year's GBTA Convention! With a theme of Ready. Safe. Travel., the convention will take discussions and solutions to the next level with the leading thinkers, entrepreneurs and change makers. CIBT UK Managing Director, Ray Rackham, will be speaking at the session "Business Visitors After Brexit: Compliant Business Travel to the UK", 18 November, 11:15am – 12:00pm ET.

July 11, 2017

The Forum for Expatriate Management APAC Global Mobility Summit brings together global mobility professionals, industry experts and HR specialists. Delegates will benefit from interactive workshop sessions, corporate-only roundtable sessions, panel discussions and case studies, and gain expert insight from senior global mobility leaders and previous winners of the Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards at the Mobility Masterclasses. Newland Chase is exhibiting!

July 11, 2017

With a designated-skills visa designed to bring in some 500,000 new workers by 2025, Japan's workforce is radically and rapidly transforming. At the Tokyo Summit 2019, and with this focus on transformation in mind, Worldwide ERC® offers the opportunity to explore the contributions that mobility teams can make as businesses attract new global talent, build skills and create innovative policies to foster growth.

July 10, 2017

In this week’s edition, we advise that changes to the Australian employer sponsored temporary and permanent visa programmes came into effect on 1st July 2017, and a new work permit waiver has been introduced to promote international trade to the Netherlands. We also bring you the latest immigration news from France, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

July 7, 2017

France has begun publicising a simplified, fast-track Tech Visa process for startup founders, employees and investors. The route enables qualifying tech talent to obtain a “Passeport Talent” residence permit for four years (renewable) for themselves and their immediate family, without requiring a separate work permit. The “Passeport Talent” scheme was launched in 2016 for ten categories of […]

July 7, 2017

Effective 1st July 2017, a regulation aimed at promoting international trade contacts entered into force. Under this regulation, Dutch companies can temporarily employ foreign national workers without a work permit, to perform activities as part of a project related to the delivery of goods and services. What projects qualify? To qualify, the overall goal of […]