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EU: New Document Regulations & Visa Waiver Agreements

August 9, 2016

New Document Regulation Introduced for Public Documents A new EU regulation has been introduced which will eradicate the need to authenticate public documents when an individual is submitting them to another EU country. Regulation (EU) 2016/91, published on 26th July…

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SAUDI ARABIA: Expats Could be Charged Income Tax

August 3, 2016

As part of Saudi Arabia"s National Transformation Plan, it has been proposed that the country begin to charge income tax on the wages of foreign nationals. The tax-free status of Saudi Arabia and its neighbouring Gulf states has attracted millions…

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USA: Individuals Flying to US without Biometric Passports Could be Turned Away

May 13, 2016

Due to recent changes in US immigration law, all passports holders are now required to hold a biometric passport in order to gain entry. The Department of Homeland Security announced that from 1st April 2016, individuals travelling to the US without…

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PERU: EU Signs Visa Waiver Agreement

March 17, 2016

On 14th March 2016, the European Union (EU) signed a short-stay visa-waiver agreement with Peru on behalf of its Schengen Area Member States, allowing Peruvians to enter any Schengen Area country visa-free. The agreement will apply on a provisional basis…

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CANADA: New Electronic Travel Authorisation Effective March 2016

March 7, 2016

As we reported at the end of last year, we now issue a reminder that on 15th March 2016 the Canadian government will enforce the new Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) program. The eTA process went into effect in August 2015 but will not…

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COLOMBIA: New Entry and Stay Permit for Schengen Nationals

February 23, 2016

On 24th November 2015, Colombia introduced a new category of Entry and Stay Permit called PIP-10 for Schengen Area member states. Nationals of Schengen Area countries were already allowed to enter Colombia visa-free. On 3rd December 2015 the European Union…

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CANADA: eTA to Expand Eligible Nationalities

December 21, 2015

The Canadian government has announced, as part of their Economic Action Plan that from 15th March 2016, visa exempted nationals (other than US Nationals) will need an electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) to transit or visit Canada. Other low-risk travellers from…

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UK: Home Secretary Overrules Home Office Decision to Ban Chinese Artist

August 6, 2015

The Home secretary is investigating the case of dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who has been refused a six-month visa by the British government but has been granted entry outside the rules for just 20 days compared to the normal…

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INDONESIA: Government Expands Visa-Free Nations

July 30, 2015

In an effort to boost the numbers of tourists visiting Indonesia, the Indonesian Government, encouraged by Tourism Minister Arief Yahyah, have taken the drastic steps of expanding the number of Visa-Free countries from 15 to 45. Although those wishing to…

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UK: Conservative Party Updates Policies to Curb Immigration

May 26, 2015

Last week, Prime Minister David Cameron gave a speech at the Home Office on Immigration. In this speech he revealed that he would continue to uphold his policy on reducing net migration to below 100,000. This is all despite the…

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