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Category: Immigration Insights
CANADA: EU Trade Agreement Signed and New Visa Free Citizens Announced
November 3, 2016
Our latest Canadian update includes the historic trade agreement between Canada and Europe and the proposal for visa-free entry into Canada for Brazil, Bulgaria and Romania. Canada and Europe Sign Historic Trade Agreement After many years of negotiation and some…
Read MoreNEW ZEALAND: Significant Changes to Residence Programme
November 3, 2016
In a bid to kerb the record-high net immigration, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has introduced stricter standards for residence applications of migrants. The New Zealand Residence Programme is the route through which residence applications for skilled workers, investors, entrepreneurs and…
Read MoreFRANCE: Decree Approved to Implement New Immigration Law on Foreign Workers
November 3, 2016
The French government has just published the first Decree that will implement the Law on Foreign Workers of 7th March 2016. The Decree came into effect on 1st November 2016 and applies mainly to two immigration categories and one work…
Read MoreUK: Statement of Changes to Immigration Policy
November 3, 2016
On 3rd November 2016, the Home Office published a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, which are due to take effect from 24th November 2016. The statement is a comprehensive outline of detailed, technical changes to specific areas of…
Read MoreIRELAND: Short-Stay Visa Waiver Extended
November 2, 2016
The Republic of Ireland"s Short-Stay Visa Waiver programme, which was introduced in 2011 and was due to expire on 31st October of this year, has been extended for a further five years to 31st October 2021. The Short-Stay visa Waiver…
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Employment Pass Salary Standard to Elevate in 2017
November 2, 2016
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Singapore has decided to raise the bar for the income criteria for Employment Pass (EP) applications from $3300 to $3600 with effect from 1st January 2017, to keep in line with the rise in local…
Read MoreTURKEY: Changes to Notification Requirements
November 1, 2016
On 24th August 2016 we published an article called "New Foreign Labour Law Takes Effect" which came into effect immediately. The Law has changed the requirements for notifying the Ministry of Labour (MOL) of the start of a foreign national"s…
Read MoreKUWAIT: Minimum Salary Increase for Dependent Sponsorship
October 27, 2016
The Kuwaiti Ministry of the Interior (MOI) has announced this month that it has increased the minimum monthly salary requirements for foreign nationals sponsoring spouses and dependents for family and visit visas. This increase has been implemented in order to…
Read MoreSWITZERLAND: 2017 Quotas Increased for L and B Permits
October 27, 2016
Following the continuous shortages experienced over the previous two years, the Swiss Federal Council has announced that it will increase the 2017 quota of work permits available to highly-skilled foreign workers from outside the European Union (EU) and European Free…
Read MoreCANADA: Support Grows For Increased Immigration Levels
October 26, 2016
Canada"s Immigration Minister is expected to announce a new multi-year immigration plan in early November. Canada welcomed 320,932 immigrants in the past year and Minister John McCallum has signaled his intention to increase overall levels of immigration in the next four…
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