Immigration Insights

November 23, 2022

The SMA in place between Switzerland and the United Kingdom has been extended through 2025. This agreement allows service providers to work in both countries, and workers to stay on a short-term basis.

November 18, 2022

The Chinese government has announced several changes to its COVID control policy for foreigners traveling to China.

November 18, 2022

Switzerland has invoked a safeguard clause in the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons which sets quotas on work permits for citizens of Croatia for 2023.

November 17, 2022

Renewals filed by applicants whose companies are registered with the Expatriate Services Division (ESD) can now be granted an electronic pass (ePass).

November 16, 2022

Canada has announced a new youth work experience agreement with Italy and issued further guidance to Canadian employers on responsibilities towards foreign workers.

November 16, 2022

Polish authorities have removed Russian nationals from the list of nationals eligible to utilize the simplified process to obtain work authorization in Poland.

November 16, 2022

The UK Home Office has issued guidance updates to organizations sponsoring foreign workers in several key categories.

November 11, 2022

Saudi Arabia is joining the Apostille Convention, greatly simplifying the process of legalizing necessary documents used in international migration and mobility.

November 11, 2022

CIBT Inc. has named Marc Kaplan as its new Chief Executive Office. Kaplan is a growth-oriented leader with a successful 25-year career in the Professional and Business Services sector.

November 10, 2022

Children of British national (overseas) status holders will soon be able to independently apply for their own BNO visas.

November 10, 2022

The MOM in Indonesia is requiring employers to maintain ASTAKA insurance for foreign national employees on short-term work assignments of six months of less.

November 4, 2022

With Vietnam still processing a backlog of requests due to Covid, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) labor authorities have specifically requested additional supporting evidence for any Job Position Approvals submitted to them.

November 3, 2022

CIBT is thrilled to be twice honored by the Forum for Expatriate Management EMEA EMMA Awards, with Ray Rackham receiving the Global Mobility Professional of the Year award, and Newland Chase receiving the Best Partnership between a Corporate Organization and a Service Provider award.

October 28, 2022

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is requiring all foreign nationals and dependents aged 13 and above, to be fully vaccinated with World Health Organization Emergency Use Listing vaccines to get their new work passes issued.

October 28, 2022

The Immigration Services Agency of Japan has indicated special provisions taken during the Covid outbreak to extend the validity of the Certificate of Eligibility (COE) may not be extended indefinitely. The ISA provides details on current COE extensions.

October 27, 2022

The French Embassy in Vietnam announced as of 17 October, all visa applications must be submitted with a passport that includes the holder’s place of birth.

October 21, 2022

Immigration New Zealand announced it will resume processing of Expressions of Interests (EOI) submitted for the Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) for any new EOIs submitted on or prior to 9 November 2022.

October 20, 2022

Hong Kong's chief executive recently announced comprehensive plans to attract business, investment, and global talent.

October 20, 2022

There have been a number of updates implemented into the Austrian immigration regulations in October 2022, Newland Chase provides a summary in this article.

October 17, 2022

As a result of COVID-19, Peru remains to be in a State of National Emergency and this has greatly impacted the average processing times of residence visa applications.