Global Alerts

SWITZERLAND – EU National Quota for 2015’s First Quarter Exhausted

Posted on February 6, 2015

Switzerland’s first quarter quota for EU national foreign workers has been fulfilled. As a result, in some cantons of Switzerland, work permit applications filed after February 1st, 2015 will be rejected. Other cantons of Switzerland may process these applications once… Read more »

UNITED KINGDOM – Biometric Residence Permits Required

Posted on February 6, 2015

The United Kingdom Boarder Agency (UKBA) now requires non-EU nationals who are planning to stay in the UK for a period greater than six months to obtain a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP). The BRP is a document that containing fingerprints… Read more »