On January 19th, 2016, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published their recommendations further to a review of Tier 2 of the Points Based System. It is important to be aware that at this stage these points are only recommendations being… Read more »
Effective January 1st, 2016, the Turkish Labour Ministry has released new minimum salary requirements. Normally, these requirements are issued for a six-month period, but for 2016 they have been issued for a full year. The consequential minimum salary increase is… Read more »
Effective immediately, established, frequent visitors to South Africa who are not from visa exempt/visa waiver countries and who are travelling for business, tourism or academic purposes may be granted multiple-entry Port of Entry Visas valid for up to two or… Read more »
Employers sending or hosting foreign workers in France are subject to increasing inspections by labor authorities. In an effort to enforce a decree passed in March of 2015 which requires employers to save extensive documentation of posted workers, French labor… Read more »
Finland has decreased its salary threshold for EU Blue Card applicants making it only €4,524 per month down from €4,926 in 2015. All other salary thresholds remain the same for 2016.
The Czech Republic has announced the minimum salaries for foreign workers including those on local contracts, intracompany transfers and non-EU/EEA employees. The minimum wage for local hires and intracompany transfers increased from 9,200 CZK to 9,900 CZK per month for… Read more »
As of January 30, 2016, Hangzhou, Nanjing and Shanghai will offer visa-free transit for up to six days to nationals from 51 countries. Travelers will experience greater flexibility and will be able to stop in these three cities without first… Read more »
As previously reported, the Canadian immigration authorities have been intensifying the degree of inspections being conducted on employers in the International Mobility Program. However, authorities have recently released official instructions on how an employer inspection is prompted, the inspection procedure,… Read more »
Austria has increased its minimum salary requirements for foreign workers for 2016. The minimum salaries for the Red-White-Red (RWR) Card have increased by 4.5% and the EU Blue Card minimum salary has increased by less than 2%. The following salary… Read more »
