On March 19, 2018, the Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA) announced that a new visa scheme to attract highly-skilled talent to deliver innovation to Australia will be piloted from July 2018 – June 2019. Qualifying employers in two… Read more »
The Visa Tech program was implemented in April 2017, which is now available to all foreign nationals who are highly qualified personnel in the area of science and technology or experience in innovation. Chile’s new tech visa is targeted… Read more »
Effective immediately, Slovenia has introduced new work and residence permit rules for intra-corporate transfer (ICT), transposing into national law European Union (EU) Directive 2014/66 “on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an… Read more »
Effective March 1, 2018, Sweden has introduced new work and residence permit rules for intra-corporate transfer (ICT), transposing into national law European Union (EU) Directive 2014/66 “on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework… Read more »
Effective April 20, 2018, foreign nationals in Costa Rica, as tourists or temporary residents, will be fined 100 USD per month for their unauthorized stay after their visa has expired at the time they exit the country. The fine… Read more »
Effective March 26, 2018, the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018 introduce several changes, including an important new documentary requirement and an expansion of the occupations qualifying for intra-company transfers. What are the key changes? A copy of the signed… Read more »
Effective March 19, 2018, a new, simplified process for applications for change of immigration status has been introduced, with in-person attendance at the immigration office, and an online application tracking system. Previously, several more steps were required, and it… Read more »
Slovakia Parliament will be implementing several new changes beginning May 1, 2018. The changes to be expected will apply to districts in Slovakia where the unemployment rate for the previous year was less than 5%, are as follows: A… Read more »
As mentioned earlier, the Temporary Skills Shortage would replace the Subclass 457 in March 2018. On March 15, 2018, the Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA) published the Migration Legislation Amendment which implements the new Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill… Read more »
The Ministry of Labour has issued a Technical Note stating that current resident visa holders applying for residence renewal in Brazil are not required to present a legalized and translated police clearance certificate from their country of residence covering the last… Read more »
