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November 3, 2016

In a bid to kerb the record-high net immigration, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has introduced stricter standards for residence applications of migrants. The New Zealand Residence Programme is the route through which residence applications for skilled workers, investors, entrepreneurs and…

September 22, 2016

From 21st September 2016, qualifying Chinese nationals are able to enter Peru visa-free for business or tourism, for one or more stays totalling up to 180 days per six months. To qualify, Chinese nationals must hold permanent residence or a…

September 21, 2016

As part of the 2015 National Budget, the Australian Federal Government proposed to tax the earnings of Australian Working Holiday Visa holders at a much higher rate than Australian nationals. The delayed tax proposal, scheduled to come into operation on…

July 28, 2016

From 1st August, citizens of Brunei and Thailand will be granted visa-free entry to Taiwan for up to 30 days. This concession will be brought in as a trial for an initial period of one year. From 1st September, citizens…

July 1, 2016

Earlier this week, the Israeli parliament (Knesset) ratified an agreement for a new ten year multiple-entry visa between Israel and China. This enables nationals of both countries to be issued with multiple-entry visas to Israel and China, valid for a…

May 26, 2016

On 17th May it was announced that additional categories of visa-required nationals are now exempt from obtaining a visa to enter Mexico for visits of up to 180 days (six months). Prior to the change this exemption only applied to…

March 10, 2016

Following recently published figures from ONS, there was a significant decline in the number of applications for the Tier 1 (Investor) Visa in 2015. Here we explore the reasons behind this drop and what the future might be for this...

January 7, 2016

The Brazilian Federal Government voted in favour of nationals from the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan being able to enter Brazil for leisure purposes for 90 days, without having to arrange a visa in advance. Visitors to Brazil from these four…

January 6, 2016

Immigration has become one of the biggest priorities for Governments around the world in recent times and this year has seen the introduction of some significant updates. In this feature we provide a summary of the key events which may…

October 28, 2015

United States citizens abroad will soon no longer be able to have additional pages inserted into their passport, as this service is being phased out in line with the rollout of the "Next Generation" U.S. passports in 2016. Instead,…