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Belgium, Portugal implement EU Blue Card

October 9, 2012

Background The EU Blue Card Directive (Council Directive 2009/50/EC) was launched in May 2009. The aim is to attract highly skilled migrants to the EU via a streamlined and uniform system. All member states are bound by the Directive, apart…

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Migrant Children A UK Education: Part One

September 11, 2012

We spend a lot of time in these blogs highlighting recent changes to UK immigration laws and addressing challenges which businesses face when they wish to hire non-EEA nationals. However, we feel it is important not to forget that these...

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PORTUGAL: Changes To Immigration Laws

August 30, 2012

The Portuguese authorities have announced a new law (29/2012) which will come into force on the 9th September 2012 and makes several important changes to Portugal"s immigration laws. HR professionals who are arranging assignments to Portugal should ensure they are…

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Changes to the Immigration Rules affecting Tier 4 Sponsors

January 16, 2012

The UK Government has continued its clamp down on abuse of the Tier 4 visa system for international students, with further tough new requirements recently introduced. UKBA announced that all current Tier 4 Sponsors, if they are not already subject…

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