BELGIUM – Increased Labor Inspections for Information Technology Industry

Posted on March 18, 2016

Companies in the information technology (IT) industry have been increasingly subjected to intensified inspections conducted by the labor inspectorate. These inspections have been primarily focused on companies who may have replaced local employees by hiring foreign workers particularly Indian nationals…. Read more »


BRAZIL – New Visa Application Website Launched

Posted on March 18, 2016

On February 29, 2016, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE) launched a new website for completing the visa application form for any category of Brazilian visa. Compared to the previous system, the new visa application form website has more steps and… Read more »


NIGERIA – Immediate Nationwide Long Term Work Permit Verification Exercise Announced

Posted on March 18, 2016

On March 14, 2016 the Nigeria Immigration Service (”NIS”) issued a public notice to the effect that a nationwide verification exercise will be conducted immediately, from March 14, 2016 till March 31, 2016, for Combined Expatriate Resident Permit and Aliens… Read more »


UNITED KINGDOM – New Immigration Rules Announced for Tier 2

Posted on March 18, 2016

The Home Office has recently announced that the Tier 2 visa scheme will undergo a few amendments as a result of the newly implemented Immigration Rules. The new Immigration Rules consist of: The minimum salary threshold for Tier 2 workers… Read more »