22/05/2013 Australia: Toughened Penalties for Unauthorized Employment Take Effect June 1, 2013

  Businesses will be subject to no-fault civil penalties for employment of unauthorized foreign workers, while corporate officers may be held...

22/05/2013 ISRAEL: Business Travelers Should Get Visit Permits for West Bank

The Ministry of the Interior has adopted a new border control policy, wherein business travelers are being asked to declare that they do not intend to...

21/05/2013 China Clarifying When Secondment Creates Chinese Taxable Presence

  On 19 April 2013, the State Administration of Taxation SAT of the Peoples Republic of China PRC issued Announcement 19 to provide guidance on...

21/05/2013 Brazil: Adapts Work Visa Procedures and Creates New Category Geared Towards Graduate Students

On May 17, the Brazilian government published two new normative resolutions to immigration law. The new resolutions, which are already in effect, make...

21/05/2013 Totally Expat Show Winners Announced

  With over 1100 delegates, yesterdays London Totally Expat Show was the largest Global Mobility event ever held in Europe. We will be posting...

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• China Clarifying When Secondment Creates Chinese Taxable Presence:
    On 19 April 2013, the State Administration of Taxation SAT of the Peoples Republic of China PRC issued Announcement 19 to provide guidance on when cross-border secondments of expatriates by foreign enterprises into PRC may create a PRC taxable...
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• Australia: Government Unveils 2013/14 Budget with Few Measures for Individuals:
  On 14 May 2013, the Commonwealth Treasurer, the Honourable Wayne Swan MP, delivered the Australian Federal Budget 2013-14.1 In addition, on 13 May 2013, the Treasurer and the Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin, released draft legislation to...
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• Australia: Federal Budget Will Increase Visa Application Fees, Make Other Immigration Changes:
    The visa application charge for subclass 457 visa applications will increase to AU900 from AU455, effective July 1, 2013. Government programs to monitor employer compliance with 457 program requirements will receive increased funding. The new fees...
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• USA: Senate Judiciary Committee to Debate Nonimmigrant Provisions of Reform Bill:
    Today, the Committee will begin to consider an array of suggested amendments, including proposals to broaden DOLs H-1B enforcement authority. Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin debate and mark-up of Title IV ofS. 744, the...
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• Canada: CIC to Limit Immigration Benefits for Children, Lift Hold on Parent and Grandparent Cases:
    Effective January 2, 2104, children over the age of 18 will no longer qualify for immigration benefits as dependents under any Canadian immigration program. Also on January 2, 2014, the government will resume accepting new applications to sponsor...