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Category: Immigration Insights
TURKEY: New Foreign Labour Law Takes Effect
August 24, 2016
Earlier in the month Turkey published a new foreign labour law on international workers, which will come into place with immediate effect. The guidance on the implementation of the new law is yet to be published so the full implications…
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Labour Market Test for Block Visas and Increased Fees
August 19, 2016
The Ministry of Labour in Saudi Arabia has announced the introduction of a Labour Market Test for the application of new Block visas and a subsequent increase in visa application fees. Labour Market Test On 1st August 2016, the Ministry…
Read MoreISRAEL: Relaxed Rules Proposed for Foreign Technology Specialists
August 19, 2016
Israel"s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has appointed a special commission, consisting of high-ranking officials from the Ministry of the Economy and Industry and the Ministry of the Interior, which will be tasked with attracting foreign technology specialists to Israel. The…
Read MoreRUSSIA: Changes to Work Permit Applications
August 18, 2016
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced today that changes will be made to the process for particular companies who submit Highly Qualified Specialist Work Permit applications in Moscow. Although the process of abolishing the former Russian Federal Migration Service…
Read MoreNETHERLANDS: Changes to Sponsor Fees and Filing Fees
August 17, 2016
From 1st January 2017, the current one-time fee to obtain a recognised sponsorship will decrease from €5,183 to €2,592 (a €2,591 decrease) for small businesses and start-ups with less than 50 employees. Established companies will also benefit from the low…
Read MoreGHANA: Enforcement of Company Obligations
August 17, 2016
The Ghanaian Registrar of Companies has announced that from this month, any local company that fails to file their Annual Return or renew their company registration will be liable for monetary penalties. This also applies to companies that registered with the…
Read MoreIRELAND: Recent Immigration Developments
August 10, 2016
The Department for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DJEI) have announced that a new online employment permit application system will be implemented in September 2016. In addition, from 2nd August 2016, there are several amendments to the regulations applying for employment permit applications,…
Read MoreEU: New Document Regulations & Visa Waiver Agreements
August 9, 2016
New Document Regulation Introduced for Public Documents A new EU regulation has been introduced which will eradicate the need to authenticate public documents when an individual is submitting them to another EU country. Regulation (EU) 2016/91, published on 26th July…
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Upcoming Higher Minimum Salary Requirement
August 9, 2016
Any employer in Singapore, who plans to sponsor foreign nationals for employment passes on or after 1st January 2017, should be aware of the upcoming changes to the minimum salary levels. Employers should use the self-assessment tool on the Ministry…
Read MoreMALAYSIA: Changes to Immigration Department requirements
August 8, 2016
From 1st August 2016, the Expatriate Services Division (ESD) of the Immigration Department of Malaysia (MID) requires that all Employment Pass (ED), Professional Visit Pass (PVP), Dependant Pass (DP) and Long Term Visit Pass (LTVP) applicants must obtain an approval…
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