Search Results for: Australia

February 20, 2018

In this week’s edition, we bring you the latest details of the upcoming new temporary skill shortage visa in Australia, plus employers are advised to plan now for FY 2019 cap-subject H-1B filings in the United States. And there’s immigration news from China, India and Israel.   

January 23, 2018

In 2017, Newland Chase published hundreds of client and public updates on significant changes to immigration policy impacting international business on dozens of countries via newsletters, white papers, client briefs, industry articles, and social media. The world of 2017 was one replete with change, especially in the field of global mobility. The trends toward globalization […]

January 22, 2018

In this week’s edition, we bring you news that the way absences are calculated in relation to UK settlement applications has changed. There are further details on the temporary skills shortage visa in Australia and Turkey has announced increased minimum salary requirements for 2018.  We also have immigration news from Italy, New Zealand and Bahrain.     

November 29, 2017

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced that visitors who have entered Qatar on a 30-day tourist visa on arrival and who wish to extend their stay for another 30 days must do so via a new online portal, rather than through the Airport Passports Department. Who is affected? The 46 countries whose nationals can […]

November 27, 2017

In this week’s edition, we bring you news of changes to permanent employer-sponsored skilled visas in Australia. Also, the Ministry of Manpower has added several questions to the Employment Pass (EP) online application form in Singapore and new immigration law in Brazil has taken effect. Plus, there’s immigration news from Romania, Denmark and Kazakhstan.

November 13, 2017

In this week’s edition, we bring you news of the UK government’s proposals for a post-Brexit settled status scheme for EU citizens. Canada has announced a new three-year immigration plan and citizenship processing has resumed in Australia. Plus, there’s immigration news from the UAE, USA and Tunisia. 

November 13, 2017

In this week’s edition, we bring you news of the UK government’s proposals for a post-Brexit settled status scheme for EU citizens. Canada has announced a new three-year immigration plan and citizenship processing has resumed in Australia. Plus, there’s immigration news from the UAE, USA and Tunisia. 

November 13, 2017

In this week’s edition, we bring you news of the UK government’s proposals for a post-Brexit settled status scheme for EU citizens. Canada has announced a new three-year immigration plan and citizenship processing has resumed in Australia. Plus, there’s immigration news from the UAE, USA and Tunisia. 

October 19, 2017

Effective 17th October 2017, Chinese nationals can enter Panama with a consular Stamped Visa, and no longer require an Authorized Visa. Stamped Visas are normally processed in under one week, while Authorized Visas can take up to 60 days to process, with more scrutiny by the immigration authorities. Chinese nationals can still qualify for a […]

October 10, 2017

Effective 2nd October 2017, permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macau, who live in one of 27 designated locations can apply for one-year or three-year multiple-entry permits for Taiwan online, rather than in person at the Taipei Representative Office. Previously, only a single-entry permit to Taiwan was available through the online platform. Obtaining a visa upon […]