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By Alexandra Demeure 21 March 2023 In International News
The Schengen countries are getting ready to launch an electronic travel authorization system, in order to ensure better management of international travelers. Currently, around sixty countries have signed an agreement with the Schengen countries to exempt their nationals from short-stay visas. These people can
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By Alexandra Demeure 2 February 2023 In International News
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) have recently introduced a Nomad Visa / Remote work visa to offer flexibility and attract foreigners with no local sponsor company, but employed outside the UAE. One must however earn a minimum of USD 5,000 salary per month with his/her employer
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By Alexandra Demeure 16 January 2023 In International News
The Dutch Immigration Authority (IND) published in December the new salary thresholds for the year 2023 for highly skilled workers with non-EU nationalities. These thresholds are indexed annually and set a minimum wage criterion for highly skilled workers in the Netherlands. Since 1 January 2023,
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By Alexandra Demeure 5 January 2023 In France news
The French minimum interprofessional growth wage (SMIC) was raised by 1.81% on 1 January 2023. It now amounts to €20,511.36 gross per year, on a 35-work hours per week basis. This level impacting some of the salary thresholds for foreigners, here are the new minimum salaries
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By Alexandra Demeure 12 December 2022 In France news
French immigration law is divided into two main categories: the regime applicable to nationals of the 26 other Member States of the European Union, and the regime applicable to nationals of third countries. As such, the categories, conditions and procedures for immigration to France open
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By Alexandra Demeure 16 November 2022 In International News
On Friday, November 11, 2022, China announced changes in several Covid-19 travel policies. Here’s what you need to know: The quarantine requirement has been shortened, from 10 days to 8 days. Travelers will be required to quarantine at a government-operated facility for five days, followed
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By Alexandra Demeure 5 October 2022 In International News
Malaysia has recently introduced a new pass for short-term work assignments. This is certainly good news for companies as it allows fast arrival of foreign experts, when critical tasks are urgently needed. See below full details and analysis from our local partner: “The Immigration Department
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By Alexandra Demeure 8 September 2022 In International News
In January 2022, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) consolidated all visa processing through the Head Office in Pretoria. Further, DHA introduced an updated delegation process that required the Director-General’s signoff on most visa applications, particularly long-term visas. This process, which applied to all visa
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By Alexandra Demeure 6 September 2022 In International News
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced on 29 August a series of initiatives to attract top talent to Singapore. Here are the four notable enhancements to its work pass framework: 1. Overseas Networks & Expertise (ONE) Pass Introduce ONE Pass to attract top talent
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By Alexandra Demeure 10 August 2022 In France news
As previously discussed on this Blog, France conditions eligibility for a certain number of professional immigration statuses on the guarantee of a minimum wage, indexed to the SMIC (minimum interprofessional growth wage). Its amount is regularly reassessed by the authorities, automatically leading to the reassessment