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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…
Read MoreCOLOMBIA: 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…
Read MoreCANADA: 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…
Read MoreUK: 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…
Read MoreINDONESIA: 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…
Read MoreUK: 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…
Read MoreRight to rent checks introduced in the UK
December 4, 2014
In her speech last March the Queen announced that private landlords would be responsible for checking that their prospective tenants are legally entitled to be in the country. Under the new Immigration Act 2014, landlords now need to see evidence…
Read MoreChange of visa application centre provider in the Russian Federation
March 20, 2014
From today Thursday 20th March, UK visa application centres operated by VFS in the Russian Federation will begin closing. This is due to VFS"s contract with the Home Office coming to an end at the end of March. New visa…
Read MoreNETHERLANDS: EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals exempt from IND registration
January 10, 2014
The Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) has announced that from the 6th of January 2014, European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and Swiss nationals will no longer be required to register with the IND in order to reside and work…
Read MoreLabour pledge to close loophole allowing migrants to work for lower wages
January 7, 2014
Ed Miliband has promised, if elected, that a Labour government would close a loophole for British businesses, which currently allows them to use cheap labour from abroad. Ed Miliband claims that this loophole exploits cheap foreign labour, whilst making life…
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