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• White House Announces Immigration Reform Plan

  Content Types: ArticleRegions & Countries: USAServices: Employment & Immigration
  President Trump presented the broad outlines of a reform proposal that would include reductions in family-based immigration, replacement of the current permanent residence system with a points-based program, and greater border security measures. The proposal would not change the U.S. green card quota.
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• Philippines: Clarifying Guidelines Issued on Work Authorization for Foreign Nationals

  Content Types: ArticleRegions & Countries: PhilippinesServices: Employment & Immigration
  Philippines: Clarifying Guidelines Issued on Work Authorization for Foreign Nationals – The Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Justice and the Bureau of Immigration have issued joint guidelines to clarify the current rules and procedures on the issuance of work authorization to foreign nationals.
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• South Korea: Relaxed Policy on Quota Requirements for D-8 Visa

  Content Types: ArticleRegions & Countries: South KoreaServices: Employment & Immigration
  South Korea: Relaxed Policy on Quota Requirements for D-8 Visa – The Korea Immigration Service has relaxed its policy on D-8 visa quota requirements. The quota is used to limit the number of foreign employees a local sponsoring subsidiary may sponsor under a D-8 visa. The quota was previously strictly tied to the amount of foreign-invested capital the local subsidiary had received from the overseas parent company as indicated in its...
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• United States: DHS Now Accepting Petitions for Additional FY 2019 H-2B Visas

  Content Types: ArticleRegions & Countries: USAServices: Employment & Immigration
  Employers can now petition for an additional 30,000 H-2B quota numbers in FY 2019.
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• Panama/China: Longer Stay Under Multiple-Entry Visa

  Content Types: ArticleRegions & Countries: ChinaPanamaServices: Employment & Immigration
  Effective May 2, 2019, Panamanian nationals holding ordinary passports and an approved multiple-entry visa can stay in China for tourism and business for up to 90 days, and vice versa. A reciprocal agreement has extended the allowable stay period from 30 days under this type of entry in both countries.
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• Italian government announces the number of foreign workers allowed in Italy for 2019

  Content Types: ArticleRegions & Countries: ItalyServices: Employment & Immigration
  Italian government has announced a cap of 30.850 on the number of workers from outside the EEA allowed in Italy for 2019. The decree, dated March 12, has been published on the Official Gazette of April 9.
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• Italian government’s decree on no-deal Brexit

  Content Types: ArticleRegions & Countries: United KingdomItalyServices: Employment & Immigration
  With decree 25 March 2019, n. 22 the Italian government outlines the measures that will apply if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. In particular, articles 14 refers to the residency rights of UK nationals and their NON-EU family members living in Italy and article 15 refers to citizenship applications.
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• GOLDEN VISA

  Content Types: ArticleRegions & Countries: PortugalServices: Employment & Immigration
  The golden visa in Portugal is designed to encourage investment from non-EU/EFTA nationals. The Portuguese golden visa offers a fast-track to obtaining a residency permit in Portugal and other benefits, for non-EU investors who invest a minimum amount as defined by law.
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• Passporting of Funds Across the UAE

  Content Types: ArticleRegions & Countries: United Arab EmiratesIndustries: Banking & FinanceServices: LegalEmployment & Immigration
  In the November 2018 Banking and Finance Update, we provided an overview on the agreement between the Securities and Commodities Authority (“SCA”), the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“FSRA”) (each, a “Regulator”) on the implementation of passporting arrangements to enable the promotion of funds established in each of the Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC�...
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• Apostille no longer required on public documents issued by EU authorities

  Content Types: ArticleRegions & Countries: EuropeServices: Employment & Immigration
  As of February 16 Entry into force of Regulation 2016/1191 simplifies the circulation of certain public documents in the EU. A number of bureaucratic procedures will no longer be necessary when presenting public documents issued in one EU country to the authorities of another EU country.
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