Patricia Clarino
As a Senior Manager at Newland Chase Consulting located in Sydney, Australia, Patricia offers extensive expertise in navigating intricate immigration challenges. She has 16 years of combined experience in Global Corporate Immigration and Global Mobility. Her career has been marked by successful collaborations with clients on pivotal projects, including right-to-work checks, immigration compliance, and strategically devised immigration solutions.
Prior to her current role, she held positions in immigration firms and served as an in-house mobility liaison for a number of multinational corporations.
Patricia earned a Business degree from De La Salle University, Manila, and later achieved a post-graduate diploma in Australian Migration Law from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Recent Articles by Patricia Clarino
VIETNAM: VNeID Eligibility Extended to a Wider Group of Foreign Nationals
Effective Date: September 28, 2026 Summary Vietnam has issued Decree No. 320/2026/ND-CP, dated August 13, 2026, which amends Decree No. 69/2024/ND-CP on electronic identification and authentication. …
AUSTRALIA: Department Publishes Indicative Allocation Dates for Employer Sponsored Visas under the New Priority Assessment Frameworks
Summary of Changes As of July 25, 2026, Australia’s new Ministerial Direction 119 (MD 119) has shifted employer sponsored processing to an onshore priority model, with priority determined by occ…
Upcoming Succession Planning Requirement for Malaysia’s MDEC and ESD-Registered Companies
As part of the new Expatriate Employment Policy effective June 1, 2026, a formal Succession Planning declaration will become mandatory for all MDEC and ESD-registered companies from January 1, 2027. T…
Malaysia Introduces New FKW Quota Projection Process for MDEC-Registered Companies
MDEC has introduced a revised process for Foreign Knowledge Worker (FKW) headcount quota requests, effective June 3, 2026. This update applies to MDEC-registered companies only. Quota requests will no…
Vietnam Foreign Work Permit Handling Reverted to DOHA
The Hanoi Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) has issued a new Decision changing which government body is responsible for handling certain foreign labour procedures. From June 20, 2026, some tasks that …