Effective July 1, 2016 the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) will implement changes to the subclass 457 visa Accredited Sponsorship criteria. Subclass 457 visa sponsors with a long history of good dealings with DIBP are eligible to apply… Read more »
Effective June 4, 2016, newly published amendments to the Migration Code of Azerbaijan exempt certain company directors and specialists from requiring a work permit. Additionally, a recent presidential decree announces an upcoming new unified online visa application and issuance system,… Read more »
The Central Bank of Russia announced new health insurance rules in September 2015 that have taken into effect May this year. Employers hiring foreign nationals via work permits or work patents must now include proof of health insurance coverage. The… Read more »
The Migration Board of Sweden is enforcing a new regulation in which employers must now provide health, life, and occupational injury insurance coverage to its employees applying for work permits or work permit renewals. Applicants applying for a work permit… Read more »
