Category: Immigration Insights

June 5, 2017

In this week’s edition, we advise that new notification and document storage requirements have been implemented for posted workers to Spain, Argentina has introduced visa-free business travel for 35 countries, and several Middle Eastern countries have severed their diplomatic ties with Qatar. We also bring you the latest immigration news from the US, Australia and Russia.

June 5, 2017

Six Middle Eastern countries, including three Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) Member States, have severed their diplomatic ties with Qatar with immediate effect, citing Qatar’s alleged promotion of extremism and terrorism and a need to ‘preserve (their) national security’. The following countries have announced their withdrawal from diplomatic relations with Qatar: Saudi Arabia The United Arab […]

June 2, 2017

Argentina has issued a resolution which allows visa-free business travel for nationals that are part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).  This means they will not need to apply for a business visa if their stay is for a duration of up to 90 days. Please note that normal business activities are […]

June 2, 2017

Turkish nationals can once more be employed in Russia, and enter Russia visa-free for short business trips. On 31st May 2017, the President signed an order lifting many of the sanctions imposed on Turkey by Russia in November 2017. Background Presidential Order No. 583 of 28th November 2015 introduced a package of sanctions against Turkey, […]

June 2, 2017

Effective 29th May 2017, employers posting workers to Spain must comply with new notification and document retention requirements. Spain has implemented EU Directive 2014/67 67 (concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services) by amending Act 45/1999. New Requirements Employers must now submit the posting notification electronically – although the […]

June 2, 2017

The Australian Government announced last year that, as of 1st July 2017, there will be a separate pathway for New Zealand citizens to apply for permanent residency and then Australian citizenship. Who is Eligible? New Zealand Special Category Visa (SCV) holders who arrived after 26th February 2001, who have lived in Australia for the last […]

June 1, 2017

Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has announced that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) will implement reclassification of existing EP categories. The proposed change will be made effective on 1st September 2017. The Employment Services Division (ESD) of the Ministry of Home Affairs announced the same reorganisation in April, but MDEC has only now confirmed that […]

June 1, 2017

On 25th May 2017, the Federal Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, issued a decision that maintained the injunction on President Trump’s executive order travel ban. The court held that the travel ban, which sought to restrict nationals of six countries from being issued visas and traveling to the US, violated the US Constitution’s First Amendment protection […]

May 30, 2017

In this week’s edition, we advise that Ireland has relaxed its cohabitation requirement for de facto partners, and report that stricter enforcement of laws in Serbia now limits assignment duration. We also bring you the latest immigration news from Switzerland, Ghana and Russia.

May 25, 2017

The National Employment Service of Serbia has begun strictly enforcing a provision of the 2014 law on Employment of Foreigners which limits the duration of work permits for intra-company transfer (ICT) and assigned personnel to one year. Serbian Work Permits A work permit for assigned personnel or intra-company transfer assignments of over 90 days can […]