Webinars & Resources

June 2023

This is the first installment in a four-paper series by Ray Rackham, Thought Leadership, Advocacy and Public Policy at CIBT Newland Chase, that reviews over 130 news items, government announcements, and public policy changes and thematically links them to present an immigration and visa global state of play.

22 June at 2023

Complying with the various national rules and requirements arising from the European Union’s Posted Worker Directives can be a challenge for companies with employees temporarily working across the various EU member states. Site inspections by the European Labour Authority are expected to increase significantly from January 2024. Join Newland Chase posted worker and immigration experts, Carlijn Langeveld and Marleen Odunuga, as they provide a summary of the current Posted Worker compliance guidelines and address questions surrounding PWN and A1 certificates. This webinar is your opportunity to get the questions you need answered!

8 June 2023

Last month, the Home Office stated that all instances of hybrid or remote working would need to be updated by sponsors on the Sponsor Management System. However, this was quickly updated to reflect only reporting on new employees coming into the country or if a person changes from office/hybrid to fully remote working. What does this mean for your company? Will similar changes happen in other countries? Join Newland Chase’s Ray Rackham, SVP, Thought Leadership, Advocacy & Public Policy, and David Renaud, Sponsor Compliance Advisory, as they discuss the impacts of these changes and best practices for your company moving forward.

25 May 2023

During this webinar, our Brazil immigration experts will review changes to Brazil's maritime identity documents since 30 April, the current process at the main Brazilian ports, the Maritime Agency's Vision, and best practices.

24 May 2023

Singapore's Complimentarity Assessment Framework (COMPASS) is intended to enable employers to select high-quality foreign professionals while improving workforce diversity and building a strong Singapore core. Is your organization ready for these changes that begin to roll out on 1 September? Join us as we present an overview of COMPASS, qualification & verification requirements, the Shortage Occupation List (SOL), Strategic Economic Priorities (SEP), COMPASS scoring and foreseeable challenges.

24 May 2023

Since the start of 2023, there have been over seventy changes in policy, procedure, and process in both immigration and travel around the world. Join our panel of immigration experts as they review recent changes and updates in the UK and EMEA including, immigration updates from the Home Office, Germany’s new immigration bill, Spain’s digital nomad visa, Denmark’s recent immigration changes, and updates on ETIAS and EES.

26 April 2023

Every organization strives to be more efficient and streamline processes. CIBT is excited to announce our new Export Document Platform powered by EDO that will allow customers to create export documents and send these electronically for certification with the Chamber of Commerce. This new platform also sends export documents digitally to CIBT for apostille and embassy legalization. This added convenience will further simplify the process of procuring export documents. Join us during this webinar as CIBT and ExportData demonstrate this new platform and learn how to reduce processing times and save costs.

March 2023

In this white paper, Ray Rackham, Thought Leadership, Advocacy and Public Policy at CIBT Newland Chase examines the immigration and visa changes in 2023 Q1, and alignment to the CIBT Five Flagships.

23 February 2023

Since China began reopening last month, many travel managers still have questions about employee travel back to China and the potential risks it could bring. Register for this Q&A session to hear commonly asked China travel questions directed at CIBT's panel of live experts and receive guidance during this 30-minute Q&A session. Please note that our panel focuses on corporate and business travel to China.

24 January 2023

In 2023, China is expected to be an important factor in global growth. China announced that beginning the 8th of January, foreign national visitors would no longer be required to quarantine upon arrival. As China begins the process of reopening to global travel, many travelers are eager to return. Preparing your travelers for their return to China and understanding the potential risks is critical. During this webinar, our panel of CIBT travel and immigration experts will share risk factors to be aware of and strategies for ensuring your travelers can travel to and stay in China safely and compliantly. We will also be joined by Pedro Ceron, Director of Global Travel Management at BeiGene and John Rose, Chief Risk and Security Officer at Altour, who will share their current approach to employee travel to China.