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Category: Immigration Insights
NIGERIA: New CERPAC Centres Established
September 22, 2016
The Federal Ministry of Interior ("FMI") has commissioned 28 new Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Alien Card (CERPAC) production centres across Nigeria, increasing the total number of centres country-wide to 36. The main objectives of these new centres are to…
Read MorePERU: Visa-Free Entry for Certain Chinese Nationals
September 22, 2016
From 21st September 2016, qualifying Chinese nationals are able to enter Peru visa-free for business or tourism, for one or more stays totalling up to 180 days per six months. To qualify, Chinese nationals must hold permanent residence or a…
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: Temporary Activity Visa Framework Changes
September 22, 2016
Subject to final approval from the Governor-General, significant reforms to the temporary activity visa framework will be made on 19th November 2016. The proposed changes include creating a new single sponsor class to replace the six existing sponsor classes, removing…
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: Tax Delayed on Australian Working Holiday 417 and 462 Visa
September 21, 2016
As part of the 2015 National Budget, the Australian Federal Government proposed to tax the earnings of Australian Working Holiday Visa holders at a much higher rate than Australian nationals. The delayed tax proposal, scheduled to come into operation on…
Read MoreCANADA: Cracks Appear in Support for Immigration
September 15, 2016
Canada is internationally renowned for welcoming tens of thousands of new immigrants every year. It"s expected that 300,000 new immigrants will arrive in Canada in 2016, a number that includes 25,000 Syrian refugees whose admission to Canada was fast-tracked by…
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Taqat and New Visa Fees Introduced
September 15, 2016
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Labour (MOL) has introduced a local labour market test, and has dramatically increased the fees for several visa types, in an effort to improve the country"s "Saudization" policy. Taqat introduced to aid Saudization Over 90%…
Read MoreTURKEY: Changes to Residence Permit Law
September 14, 2016
Back in August, we published an article which discussed the new foreign labour law which came into effect immediately. The new law also provided various amendments to the 2014 Law on International Protection (aka Residence Permit Law). There are several…
Read MoreITALY: New Obligations for Employers of Posted Workers
September 14, 2016
Effective 22nd July 2016, Decree N.136/2016 introduced new obligations for companies posting foreign national workers to Italy. Specific guidelines for the implementation of the new provisions are yet to be issued. The Decree applies to European Union (EU) companies, posting…
Read MoreUK: Theresa May Rejects Points-Based System for EU Nationals
September 9, 2016
Speaking at a press conference during this week"s G20 Summit, Prime Minister Theresa May rejected a "points-based system" to screen immigrants. Such suggestions are thought to contradict promises made within her government during the Brexit campaign, to bring in Australian-style controls…
Read MoreCANADA: Leniency Period for eTA Extended
September 8, 2016
Canada"s newly created Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) program was to have been mandatory as of 15th March 2016. However, the Government of Canada decided to create a leniency period after numerous complaints were received from the travel and tourism industry. Industry…
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