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Global Immigration Weekly Roundup – 18th June 2018
June 19, 2018
Discover the latest immigration news and updates from around the globe with your weekly newsletter from Newland Chase. In this week’s edition, we bring you news from the UAE, Thailand, the Netherlands, the UK and the EU. There are also updates from Australia and Canada.
Read MoreMIDDLE EAST UPDATE: Qatar Blockade Persists One Year Later… With Little Negative Impact for International Business and Global Mobility
June 14, 2018
Update for companies on Middle East business travel and global immigration and the impact of the Qatar blockade, now one year after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and Bahrain severed diplomatic ties and imposed a trade blockade. Current status on visas and business travel requirements.
Read MoreGlobal Immigration Weekly Roundup – 4th June 2018
June 4, 2018
Discover the latest immigration news and updates from around the globe with your weekly newsletter from Newland Chase. This week we look at news from Argentina, Italy and Canada, as well as Israel and Kazakhstan.
Read MoreGlobal Trends | 2017 Roundup of Significant Global Corporate Immigration Developments
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 […]
Read MoreTUNISIA: Expats in GCC Countries Now Eligible for Visa-on-Arrival
October 31, 2017
Effective immediately, foreign nationals holding residence visas from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries no longer require consular visas to enter Tunisia and are now eligible for visas-on-arrival valid for stays of up to 15 days. Visas-on-arrival are reportedly now available to GCC expats at all Tunisian airports and border crossings. Requirements To qualify, foreign nationals […]
Read MoreQATAR: Visa-Free Entry Introduced for 80 Nationalities
August 16, 2017
On 9th August 2017 Qatar announced that, effective immediately, nationals of 80 countries can enter the country visa-free for stays of up to 30 days or 90 days. Who Qualifies? The 34 countries whose nationals can obtain a multiple-entry visa on arrival for stays of up to 90 days, valid for 180 days from the […]
Read MoreQATAR: Several Middle Eastern Countries Sever Diplomatic Ties
June 5, 2017
Six Middle Eastern countries, including three Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) Member States, have severed their diplomatic ties with Qatar with immediate effect, citing Qatar’s alleged promotion of extremism and terrorism and a need to ‘preserve (their) national security’. The following countries have announced their withdrawal from diplomatic relations with Qatar: Saudi Arabia The United Arab […]
Read MoreUAE: Visa on Arrival Introduced for Indian Nationals
April 20, 2017
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Cabinet has announced that Indian nationals are now eligible for the UAE’s visa on arrival scheme, provided that they have at least six months’ validity remaining on their passport and hold either a valid US visa or US Permanent Residence (Green Card). Indian nationals who meet these requirements do […]
Read MoreUS & UK: Electronic Devices Banned on Flights
March 21, 2017
It has been announced this week that both the US and UK have banned electronic devices from being brought onto flights in hand-luggage. The bans which affect electronic devices such as laptops, tablets (including Kindles), cameras, DVD players, and electronic games consoles larger than 16cm long, 9.3cm wide or 1.5cm deep which will now only […]
Read MorePANAMA: Schengen Visa No longer Valid for Entry
February 16, 2017
Visitors are no longer able to enter Panama using visas for the EU’s Schengen zone. The policy change came into effect on 13th January 2017 after a similar step was taken by Costa Rica in December 2016, where visas for Schengen zone countries or Japan were also made ineligible for entry. The moves, however, do not […]
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