Philippines | Rules for Special and Provisional Work Permits Amended
The Philippines government released new joint immigration guidelines that will add additional requirements to the Special Work Permit (SWP), Provisional Work Permit (PWP),
Read More »United Arab Emirates | Processing Delays During the Month of Ramadan
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has announced that during the month of Ramadan (May 6- June 4) the ministries and federal entities will operate from 9 am to 2 pm.
Read More »Canada | Processing Delays for the Canadian Labor Market Impact Assessment Applications
The Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) announced delays in processing times for some streams of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program due to a high number of
Read More »Malaysia | Increase in Immigration Fees
The Immigration Department of Malaysia has announced new fees and service charges for Employment Pass, Professional Visit Pass, Dependent pass and Long-Term Social Visit
Read More »Ireland | Abolition of Re-Entry Visa Requirements
The Irish government recently announced the abolition of re-entry visa requirements effective May 13, 2019. Visa-required nationals who currently have a valid Irish
Read More »Japan | Golden Week
Japan is preparing for Golden Week, a collection of four national holidays beginning April 29, 2-19 with festivities continuing through May 6, 2019. Government offices will
Read More »Recent Trump Administration Memo Targets Nations with High Rates of Visa Overstays
Update: President Donald Trump issued a memorandum on Monday, April 22 that aims to force compliance from countries whose nationals consistently overstay valid travel and
Read More »EU and UK Leaders Agree to New Brexit Deadlines
Update: Leaders in the European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed to extend the deadline for leaving the EU. As it currently stands, there are now two possible
Read More »United Kingdom | Brexit Updates
EU leaders will vote on April 10 to extend the date of Brexit to June 30, 2019, following a formal request from Prime Minister Theresa May to the EU today. UPDATED: On
Read More »Singapore | Ministry of Manpower Plans Changes to Quota Rules
To be effective July 1st, 2019 for all companies hiring foreign workers, the Local Qualifying Salary (LQS)* will increase by 100 SGD per month. Additionally, the
Read More »Australia | Government Announces Two New Visa Categories to be Effective November 2019
The Australian Government has announced two new provisional visa categories, a Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional visa requiring regional sponsorship by an employer, and a
Read More »EU & UK Update: Brexit
On March 29, 2019, the UK Parliament once again voted against the Brexit Deal put forward by Prime Minister Theresa May. As previously negotiated, the Brexit date was
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