Immigration Insights

June 29, 2018

Effective 25 June 2018, Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) in Ireland has advised that applications for Stamp 4 status must be submitted twelve weeks in advance of the expiry of the current Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP).

June 28, 2018

The Swiss Federal Council has decided to extend, for the year from 1 June 2018, the quota on Romanian and Bulgarian nationals (EU-2) of 996 long-term B permits, released quarterly. The State Secretary of Migration has confirmed that there will be no quota for short-term L permits for EU-2 nationals

June 27, 2018

The Australian Department of Immigration visa application charges (VAC) are set to increase for a number of visas lodged on or after 1st July 2018. For many visa types the fees have been increased in line with Consumer Price Inflation (CPI).

June 26, 2018

COLOMBIA has implemented new immigration compliance rules and penalties. Effective 16 May 2018, Resolution 1238 establishes stricter criteria for compliance with immigration obligations, and bigger penalties for non-compliance.

June 26, 2018

The Kenyan Department of Immigration Services (DIS) is currently piloting a new digital Biometric Foreigner Registration (BFR) process alongside the existing manual biometric registration system for Foreign Nationals Certificate (“Alien Card”) applications.

June 25, 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 Israel and the United States, Vietnam and the United Kingdom. There is a Brexit update as well as updates from Uruguay and Israel.

June 21, 2018

A look at the business climate and corporate immigration system of Brazil and evaluation of the opportunities for companies expanding internationally. The third edition in Newland Chase's 'Going Global' series.

June 21, 2018

The Israeli legislature, the Knesset, has approved the implementation of a reciprocal agreement with the USA whereby US nationals investing in Israel may obtain a B-5 employment visa and Israeli nationals investing in the USA will be eligible for an E-2 Treaty Investor visa authorising employment.

June 20, 2018

Uruguay has issued a decree, applicable to temporary or permanent residence permit applicants at consulates in the applicant’s country of residence and post-arrival in Uruguay, requiring foreign nationals to submit vaccination records in support of all residence visa applications.

June 19, 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 the UAE, Thailand, the Netherlands, the UK and the EU. There are also updates from Australia and Canada.

June 19, 2018

Effective immediately, the Labour Authority in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam has clarified that the proposed duration of a work permit as stated in the application (currently two years maximum) cannot exceed the expiration date of the sponsoring entity’s current business licence.

June 18, 2018

In the latest statement of changes to the immigration rules, the UK Home Office has introduced a new indefinite leave to remain route for Turkish business people under the European Communities Accession Agreement (ECAA or the Ankara Agreement) and their families, coming into force on 6 July 2018.

June 18, 2018

The Population and Immigration Authority of the Israeli Ministry of Interior has formally announced that, within the coming weeks, they will be conducting unannounced and extensive enforcement inspections at companies employing foreign workers and refugees.

June 15, 2018

The UK Home Office has announced it will exclude doctors and nurses from the annual cap on non-EU skilled workers, in response to the shortages and pressures currently facing the NHS. This could make available thousands of extra visas for IT specialists, engineers and other professionals.

June 14, 2018

The Australian Department of Home Affairs that the Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Bill 2018, which was passed by the Parliament of Australia on 9 May 2018, is expected to be implemented during the first quarter of the 2018-2019 financial year (i.e. between July and September 2018).

June 14, 2018

Update for companies on Middle East business travel and global immigration and the impact of the Qatar blockade, now one year after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and Bahrain severed diplomatic ties and imposed a trade blockade. Current status on visas and business travel requirements.

June 14, 2018

On 12th June 2018, the Canadian government marked the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Global Talent Stream pilot by expanding the Global Talent Occupations List, bringing the total number of qualifying jobs on the list to thirteen.

June 14, 2018

On 13 June 2018, the government announced significant changes to the immigration and foreign labour systems of the UAE. The changes will affect current and future foreign national employees and their employers.

June 13, 2018

On 5 June 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that all European Union Member States must recognise the residence rights of non-EU national same-sex spouses of EU citizens who were married in another Member State.

June 13, 2018

The UK Home Office announced the creation of a new Start-Up Visa during London's Tech Week. The new visa, scheduled for launch in Spring 2019, will be available for tech entrepreneurs seeking to work in the UK.