17/06/2013 Germany: New Regulations Broaden Permissible Activities for Business Visitors

  Business visitors to Germany will be permitted to engage in internal auditing, supervisory duties and other intracompany management activities...

17/06/2013 Canada: Further Restrictions on Temporary Foreign Worker Program Are Proposed

  Recently announced regulatory proposals are to tighten standards for labor market opinion LMOs applications, impose new conditions on employers...

15/06/2013 ISRAEL: New Document Requirement for Permit Applications Involving Service Contracts

Earlier this week, the Permit Unit of the Ministry of Interior announced a new requirement effective immediately. Now, a copy of the service agreement...

15/06/2013 NIGERIA: Processing Slowdowns Likely Due to NIS Staff Changes

Changes within the Nigerian Immigration Service NIS are expected to cause temporary slowdowns in the processing of work permit applications....

15/06/2013 SOUTH KOREA: New Program Offers Residential Status to Investors in Public Projects

On June 10, the Ministry of Justice and Korea Immigration Service announced a new residence stream for investors in public projects. The Immigrant...

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• TURKEY: Protests Impact Immigration Processing:
  Civil unrest in Turkey is currently causing delays in processing times for work and residence permits. In Istanbul and other cities, residence permit processing times have doubled. At Istanbul’s main police station, Vatan Emniyet, which issues...
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• China: Beijing to Require Criminal Record Clearances for Work Authorization Applications:
    Foreign nationals seeking authorization to work in Beijing will be required to provide a legalized police clearance certificate from their country of nationality as of July 1, 2013. The new requirement will add to the time necessary to prepare work...
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• India: Visa Processing Delays Expected for Applicants in the United States:
    Individuals applying for visas to India from within the United States should expect application processing delays in the coming months, as India transitions to a new visa services outsourcing firm. On July 1, 2013, India will transfer processing...
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• Australia: Government Proposes Labor Market Testing and Other Key Changes to Subclass 457 Program:
    Proposed legislation expected to take effect July 1, 2013 would increase subclass 457 sponsors obligations to train Australian workers; impose new undertakings for sponsors, to augment existing penalties for noncompliance; and give greater...
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• France: Council of State Clarifies Payroll Taxes for Expatriate Employees:
    Frances Conseil dEtat Council of State has handed down a decision concerning the territoriality principle in respect of the base for payroll taxes, the responsibilities of employers, and the impact of employee cross-border movements.1 Background...