September 04, 2014
UAE – Immigration Reform Law Means Significant Changes
The immigration reform signed into law by the UAE Minister of the Interior will restructure ...
August 28, 2014
FRANCE – Medical Exam No Longer Required for Certain Categories
As a result of a new ruling from August 18th, 2014, several categories of permits ...
August 21, 2014
FRANCE – New Requirements for Posting Workers to France
In 1996, an EU directive was created to exempt workers posted within the EU from ...
August 04, 2014
IRELAND – New Employment Permit Bill Signed Into Law
On July 25th, 2014, Irish President, Michael Higgins, signed the Employment Permits (Amendment)Bill 2014 into ...
July 28, 2014
NORWAY – Minimum Salary Threshold Increases for Non-EU Workers
As part of their annual salary adjustment, the Norwegian Immigration Directorate has announced and has ...
July 21, 2014
VIETNAM – Complete Overhaul of Immigration Law
A new immigration law will be implemented in Vietnam on January 1st, 2015. The National ...
July 21, 2014
THAILAND – Visa Holders Required to Acknowledge Penalties for Overstays
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has cracked down on enforcing the nation’s immigration regulations. From now on, ...
July 21, 2014
RUSSIA – Salary Range to Be Lowered for Specialist IT Workers
In 2010, Russia created the quota-exempt Highly Qualified Specialist (HQS) work permit category to enable ...
July 21, 2014
SINGAPORE – New Job Category to Be Exempt from Advertising Requirement
Beginning August 1st of 2014, any short-term positions of less than one month in duration ...
July 21, 2014
INDONESIA – Elimination of Provisional Permits
Effective immediately, work permit holders are no longer able to use provisional permits to allow ...