Saudi Arabia – Recent Changes to Work Visas, Block Visas and Nitaqat
Posted on February 18, 2019
The Ministry of Labour and Social Development (MLSD) has recently made several significant changes to its rules for issuing block visas and work visas, and to the “Nitaqat” Saudization system. Block Visas Validity The MLSD has reversed its October 2017… Read more »
Philippines – New Requirements and Restrictions for Special Work Permit and Provisional Work Permit
Posted on February 18, 2019
On January 29, 2019, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) issued Operations Order No. JHM-2019-002, prescribing supplemental guidelines for SWP and PWP issuance. A company applying for a Special Work Permit (SWP) for an employee must now submit, through its authorized… Read more »