Immigration Insights

December 28, 2022

Effective 30 December 2022, an on-arrival COVID-19 test is mandated for travelers from China to Japan.

December 27, 2022

China will scrap inbound quarantine and centralized isolation for international arrivals in an effort to resume the travel normalcy from January 8, 2023.

December 21, 2022

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has recently launched the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities Scheme that gives firms some flexibility to temporarily hire S Pass and Work Permit holders above their existing Dependency Ratio Ceiling (DRC) and S Pass sub-DRC.

December 15, 2022

Immigration New Zealand released a new policy on the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) and an updated policy on the Essential Skills Work Visa (ESWV) allowing these visa types to be varied.

December 15, 2022

Strike actions by the UK’s Public and Commercial Service (PCS) union are expected to affect Border Force operations in December. This will likely cause possible significant delays in entry to the United Kingdom.

December 14, 2022

German immigration authorities are currently experiencing extensive delays in processing visa applications. This will be exacerbated by the Berlin local Town Hall closing until February 2023 due to elections.

December 14, 2022

The Immigration Department has announced that long-term pass holders in Malaysia are now able to enter via the automatic gate facility at the airport. They may take advantage of this facility without completing any prior registrations.

December 14, 2022

Japan announced on 15 November 2022 the country will start re-opening ports for international cruise ships. Cruise operations are expected to slowly resume.

December 14, 2022

Croatia has been granted entry into the Schengen Area, beginning on 01 January 2023.

December 9, 2022

The dates for the launch of the 2023 H-1B visa application process are expected to be announced in January. Here's what companies and individuals can do to prepare.

December 9, 2022

The UAE implemented many changes to their immigration regulations in 2022, including: new visa categories, simplifications to the golden visa requirements, and changes to Emiratization requirements.

December 6, 2022

Employers in Vietnam who have foreign employees holding valid or current work permits are required to complete a bi-annual report regarding the utilization of foreign manpower.

December 6, 2022

Processing of certain skilled visa applications in Australia has changed following the removal of the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL).

December 6, 2022

Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has issued updates on the terms for a number of different types of visas, including work, student, and temporary stay visas.

December 2, 2022

The Hong Kong Immigration Department has made the online filing services available to all visa applications. This new filing option can now be utilized for visas pertaining to visits, employment, investment, training, residence, and study.

December 1, 2022

COMPASS has been updated with a workforce insights tool, providing benchmarks for planning and hiring decisions.

December 1, 2022

As the world has reopened to travel, and corporate mobility is again returning to pre-pandemic levels, international mobility managers are finding themselves faced with a rapidly-changing travel landscape and challenges unknown before the pandemic.

December 1, 2022

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December 1, 2022

CIBT and the Danish Export Association have joined forces with a formalized collaboration for the benefit of Danish export companies.

November 28, 2022

Foreign nationals holding an Alien Certificate Registration (ACR-I) must complete mandatory annual reporting with the Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BOI).