Immigration Insights

April 5, 2019

A UK government policy paper, published on 4 April 2019, has established that UK nationals returning from the EU to the UK after Brexit can be joined by their EU or non-EU national family members, whether the UK leaves the EU with or without a ratified withdrawal agreement.

April 5, 2019

Effective 5 April 2019, the Head Migration Office located at Boyarsky Lane, in central Moscow, will cease accepting initial or renewal applications for work permits and visa invitations for highly qualified specialists (HQS) and their dependents.

April 4, 2019

On 4 April 2019, the European Parliament approved a draft law exempting UK nationals from visa requirements to enter the EU for short visits (up to 90 days in any 180-day period), once the UK leaves the EU.

April 4, 2019

The UAE Cabinet has adopted a decision to amend the policy on foreign national workers sponsoring family members in the UAE. The amended provisions indicate only income as the requirement for sponsoring family members, and no longer require particular qualifying professions.

April 3, 2019

Effective 22 Apr 2019, changes have been announced to the Critical Skills List of Occupations and the Ineligible List of Occupations, following the first bi-annual review of 2019. The changes include an allowance of an extra 300 workers in the area of customs duties and control.

April 1, 2019

The latest global immigration news and Brexit updates in your weekly newsletter from Newland Chase. We bring you news of our brand new online educational Brexit resource as well as updates from Australia and Malaysia. Plus our latest company news on our EU Exit events taking place in the UK.

March 25, 2019

The latest global immigration news and Brexit updates in your weekly newsletter from Newland Chase. We bring you news Singapore and the US, plus our latest Company news on our in-person Brexit seminars taking place in the UK.

March 25, 2019

The Australian Government has announced two new provisional visa categories and a new permanent visa, effective November 2019.

March 25, 2019

The Expatriate Services Division in Malaysia has announced new requirements for Long-Term Social Visit Pass (LTSVP) applications. Dependent children applying for an LTSVP must now be aged between 18 and 25 years at application – previously any dependent child aged at least 18 years could qualify.

March 18, 2019

The Singapore Ministry of Manpower has announced planned changes to the foreign worker quota rules, which may make it harder for companies to employ foreign workers.

March 18, 2019

The latest global immigration news in your weekly newsletter from Newland Chase. We bring you news from Australia, Denmark, UAE, France and the US. There are updates from Colombia and the UK plus our latest blog post, FACT CHECK: Will U.S. Citizens (and others) Need a Visa to Visit Europe in 2021?

March 15, 2019

Will US citizens need a visa for Europe in 2021? No. But they will need an ETIAS - the EU's new European Travel Information and Authorisation System in 2021. Contrary to media reports this week, the ETIAS is not a visa but an electronic travel authorization for visa-free travel to Europe.

March 14, 2019

On 11 March 2019, new legislative instruments, listing the skilled occupations that are relevant if applying for a number of skilled visas, came into effect in Australia.

March 13, 2019

Effective immediately, the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will allow entry, transit and departure of Venezuelan nationals holding expired or soon-to-expire passports.

March 13, 2019

On 12 March, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing for all H-1B petitions.

March 13, 2019

On 11 March 2019, the UAE cabinet approved the regulatory framework for the issuance of five and ten-year visas. Previously, residence visas were only valid for up to a maximum of three years

March 12, 2019

Effective 1 March 2019, talent passport (“passeport talent”) applicants who have been issued a three-month D visa will now be issued a six-month temporary residence permit (“Autorisation Provisoire de Séjour” or APS) on application for an initial residence permit, post arrival in France.

March 11, 2019

The latest global immigration news in your weekly newsletter from Newland Chase. We bring you news from the UK Ireland Vietnam Denmark Argentina SouthAfrica Colombia and Switzerland. There are Brexit updates and meet our UK MDs Tony Butterworth & Darren Faife.

March 7, 2019

On 7 March 2019, the United Kingdom Home Office published a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, introducing new Start-up and Innovator categories and making reforms to the Tier 1 (Investor) category.

March 7, 2019

The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs has published a national salary calculation tool that all cantonal labour authorities must use when conducting remuneration checks to verify the work conditions of seconded workers.