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SINGAPORE: Foreign Worker Quota Rules to be Tightened
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.
Read MoreGlobal Immigration Weekly Roundup – 18 March 2019
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?
Read MoreFACT 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.
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: Immigration Developments for Employers
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.
Read MoreCOLOMBIA: Venezuelan Nationals Can Enter with Expired Passports
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.
Read MoreUNITED STATES: USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions
March 13, 2019
On 12 March, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing for all H-1B petitions.
Read MoreUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: New Long-Term Visas [Updated 13 March 2019]
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
Read MoreFRANCE: New Temporary Residence Permit for Talent Passport Holders
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.
Read MoreGlobal Immigration Weekly Roundup & Brexit Updates – 11 March 2019
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.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: Home Office Introduces New Start-up and Innovator Categories, Reforms Tier 1 (Investor) Category, Amends EU Settlement Scheme
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.
Read MoreSWITZERLAND: New National Salary Calculation Tool for Seconded Workers
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.
Read MoreARGENTINA: Ten-Year Police Clearance Certificates Now Required for Immigration Applications
March 7, 2019
Effective 6 March 2019, the immigration authorities have published a new regulation requiring police clearance certificates submitted in support of immigration applications to include the applicant’s criminal record for the ten years prior to the certificate’s issuance
Read MoreIRELAND: Spouse or Partner of Critical Skills Employment Permit Holder Can Work Without Employment Permit
March 6, 2019
Effective 6 March 2019, the spouses and de facto partners of Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) holders in Ireland can access the Irish labour market without first obtaining an Employment Permit.
Read MoreVIETNAM: New Notification Requirement for Early Termination of Work Permits
March 6, 2019
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs in Vietnam has issued a circular which re-introduces the requirement to notify provincial Departments of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of early termination of work permits, and introduces new work permit application forms.
Read MoreGlobal Immigration Weekly Roundup – 5 March 2019
March 5, 2019
The latest global immigration news in your weekly newsletter from Newland Chase. We bring you Brexit news and updates from the Philippines and Slovakia.
Read MoreDENMARK: New Positive List Published
March 5, 2019
The Danish immigration authorities have published a new positive list, effective 1 March 2019 and valid until 30 June 2019.
Read MoreCOLOMBIA: Mercosur Visa No Longer Open to Chilean Nationals
March 5, 2019
Effective immediately, the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will no longer grant migrant visas to Chilean nationals on the basis of the Mercosur Agreement, although no changes to the immigration regulations have been made to this effect.
Read MoreSOUTH AFRICA: Consulates May Have Started Using Unpublished Draft of New Critical Skills List
March 5, 2019
Reports have emerged that some South African overseas missions have begun to reject Critical Skills Visa applications on the grounds that the corporate general manager category no longer exists.
Read MoreBREXIT: Spain Publishes Contingency Measures for No-Deal Brexit
March 5, 2019
The Spanish government has published a decree adopting contingency measures in case of a no-deal Brexit.
Read MoreSLOVAKIA: Recent Legislative Changes to Immigration Procedures
March 4, 2019
Effective 1 January 2019, amendments to Act No.5/2004 on the Employment Service and Act No. 404/2011 on the Stay of Foreign Nationals affect non-EU nationals working in Slovakia and their employers.
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