In 2015, the Western Australian Government introduced a tuition fee for families on a 457 Visa (temporary skilled workers) whose children attend public schools in the Western Australian territory. In a similar step, beginning January 1, 2017, the South Australian… Read more »
In an announcement made by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs’ on September 9, 2016, the existing Expert Permit (R-visa) and Employment License (Z-visa) will be merged into a single permit. Beginning October 1, the Work Permit pilot scheme… Read more »
Beginning October 1, the Department of Home Affairs in South Africa announced foreign nationals would no longer need to apply for a South African police certificate at a police station, if filing in country, for a temporary residence visa or… Read more »
As previously announced, a new International Labour Law took effect in August, which amended some articles of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection, allowing for more flexibility for foreign national resident permit holders in Turkey. Currently, as of August… Read more »
Employees of the Community Public Sector Union working for the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) will begin a two week strike, commencing Monday, September 26th and to end on Sunday, October 9th. DIBP workers plan to strike in… Read more »
The Australian Government has reformed some of its subclasses, replacing of sponsor classes, and removing certain sponsorship and nomination requirements for specific short stay activities, subject to the approval of the Governor-General, to make applying for a temporary visa easier…. Read more »
The deadline for travelers of visa waived nationals flying to Canada requiring an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) has been extended to November 9th, 2016. As previously reported, the eTA program was expected to become mandatory March 15th, however, authorities extended… Read more »
The Ministry of Interiors office in Prague, servicing Prague 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, at Konevova 188/32, Prague 3 will be closing September 30, 2016. A new modern Ministry of Interiors office location will open in November at Žukovského… Read more »
Delays are to be expected as the French labor office in the Paris district 75 undergoes internal reorganization. Applications that are currently pending and those that will be filed in the next few weeks may expect to see processing delays… Read more »
New regulations published in the Mozambique Official Gazette are to be implemented beginning November 29, 2016. These regulations affect all work permits except for those in the petroleum and mining sector. The new regulations will affect short term work permits,… Read more »
