Ireland Defers Increases to Minimum Annual Remuneration for Employment Permits
Ireland’s proposed increases to the Minimum Annual Remuneration (MAR) for employment permits will not take place in January 2025, pending the outcome of a review. The
Read More »Italy Issues Stricter Rules for Family Reunification
The Italian Law 187/2024 (the conversion into law of Decree Law 145/2024 with some modifications) was published in the official gazette on December 11, 2024 and came into
Read More »Finland Transfers Work Permit Services to Finnish Immigration Service
The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) will be responsible for all residence permit matters for employed persons as of January 1, 2025. Because of this reorganization of
Read More »Swiss Federal Council Lifts Quotas for Croatian Nationals in 2025
From January 1, 2025, Croatian nationals coming to work in Switzerland will benefit once again from full freedom of movement. At its meeting on November 27, 2024, the Federal
Read More »Israel Extends the Period for Entry and Exit for Foreign Passport Holders
The period during which Israelis may exit and enter Israel with their valid foreign passport, has been extended by PIBA until December 31, 2025. Erickson Insights &
Read More »Australia Introduces National Innovation Visa for Exeptionally Talented Individuals
Effective December 7, 2024, the Australian government introduced the National Innovation (subclass 858) visa (NIV) to replace the Global Talent visa. The NIV is an
Read More »China Launches Integrated “Join in Card” for Foreign Nationals
On December 6, 2024, China has introduced the “Join in Card,” a new integrated identification tool that combines a foreign national’s work permit and social
Read More »South Africa Extends Zimbabwean Exemption Permit
The South African Department of Home Affairs has officially extended the validity of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) for another 12 months, up to November 28, 2025,
Read More »Australian STEM Start-ups Can Access Accredited Sponsorship
From December 7, 2024, Australian STEM start-ups that have received venture capital funding from a registered Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership can apply to be
Read More »Switzerland Maintains the Same Work Permit Quotas for 2025
On November 27, 2024, the Federal Council decided to keep unchanged the quotas for workers from third (non-EU) countries and for service providers from the member countries
Read More »Sweden’s Parliament to Implement New EU Blue Card Directive
Sweden’s Riksdag has decided to implement the EU’s new blue card directive via Swedish legislation that enters into force on January 1, 2025. The new legislation
Read More »MDEC Opens Expatriate Projection Applications for 2025
Effective January 1, 2025, companies that are registered with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) may submit their Foreign Knowledge Worker (FKW) quota request for
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