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POLAND: New Appointment Booking Procedures
October 2, 2018
Effective immediately, a new online appointment booking system is in place at the Warsaw immigration office (Mazovian Provincial Office) in Poland for initial and renewal applications for type A work permits.
Read MoreGlobal Immigration Weekly Roundup – 1st October 2018
October 1, 2018
Discover the latest immigration news and updates from around the globe with your weekly newsletter from Newland Chase. In this week’s edition, we bring you news from Switzerland, the US, Russia and France . Plus there are updates from India, and also from Iraq.
Read MoreFRANCE: Changes to Rules for Posted Workers
October 1, 2018
On 5 September 2018, Law No. 2018-771 on “freedom to choose one’s professional future” was signed by the French president, codifying several important changes to the rules for workers posted to France.
Read MoreSWITZERLAND: Increase in Work Permit Quotas for 2019
October 1, 2018
The Swiss Federal Council has decided to increase the work permit quotas for 2019. The quotas are imposed on a national, rather than per-company, basis, on long-term B permits and short-term L permits. B permits are valid for up to five years and are renewable.
Read MoreUNITED STATES: New Deportation Policy Implemented But Not for Employment Petitions
October 1, 2018
Effective 1 October 2018, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun implementing its 28 June 2018 policy memorandum, prioritising the removal of foreign nationals from the United States on the basis of public safety, in compliance with Executive Order 13768.
Read MoreINDIA: Supreme Court Rules Aadhaar Scheme Legal
September 27, 2018
The Supreme Court of India today upheld the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme, while also striking down several contentious provisions of the Aadhaar Act.
Read MoreRUSSIA: Delays In Acceptance of Work Permit Applications in Moscow
September 27, 2018
Effective immediately, Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) officials at the Moscow migration office in Sakharovo are neither checking nor registering work permit applications on the day of submission, due to technical difficulties.
Read MoreIRAQ: New Employer Requirements
September 27, 2018
Effective immediately, Iraq’s Ministry of Interior (MOI) requires companies that do not have a waiver from the Prime Minister’s Office to pay a security deposit of IQD 100,000 for each visa applicant to obtain a visa Letter of Approval (LOA).
Read MoreINDIA: E-Services Extended Further; E-Visas Can Be Used Three Times in a Year
September 25, 2018
The e-FRRO system for online registration and visa-related services has been extended to Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha Nagar. Plus, an Indian electronic visa (e-Visa), whether for tourism, business or medical purposes, can now be used up to three times in a single calendar year.
Read MoreLUXEMBOURG: Changes to Requirements for Authorisation to Stay
September 24, 2018
Effective 21 September 2018, amendments to the immigration rules in Luxembourg have streamlined the documentary requirements for applications for authorisation to stay for locally-hired non-EEA (third-country) workers.
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