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Work Permit
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Workforce Compliance Insights
Employers, Executive Action on Immigration and Issuance of Work Permits
As the President's executive action on immigration rolls out, employers are wondering when they will start to see work permits issued to those covered by the President's actions. The short…
Inside Business Immigration
Malaysia Extends 350,000 Work Permits
Citing economic concerns, the Malaysian government reversed itself and agreed to extend the work permits of more than 350,000 foreign workers who are registered under the 6P program. The government…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Full Speed Ahead: Applying for Immigration Relief Could Begin in Mid-February
NBC News reports that that White House officials have detailed how noncitizens should be able to start applying for deferred action and work permits early next year. First up…
Labor & Employment Insights
Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration to Affect the Hiring and Retention of Highly Skilled Foreign Employees
The executive actions on immigration that President Obama announced in late November include a hodgepodge of new policies and directives that will impact millions of foreign nationals—both documented and undocumented—now…
Inside Business Immigration
Irish Employment Permits: Original Signatures No Longer Required
Ireland’s Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation announced on its website last week that it would now accept scanned signatures on its employment permit application forms. In its update, the…
Inside Business Immigration
Canada Introduces More Rigorous Requirements for Work Permits in Attempt to Increase Immigration Compliance
In our previous posts regarding Canada, we discussed the numerous changes in immigration laws and regulations being implemented in the country. As seems to be the theme with many countries…
Inside Business Immigration
Bermuda Reveals New Draft Work Permit Policy
On October 1, 2014, the Minister of Home Affairs revealed the new Draft Work Permit Policy which offers new categories of work permits. The goal of the new work permit…
Inside Business Immigration
Delays in Kenya Work Permit Applications
Kenya’s Department of Immigration Services has effectively put all pending work permit applications on hold. The Department’s work permit review committee has not worked on applications for the last few…
Inside Business Immigration
Changes to French Work Permit Proposed in Draft Law
A draft law proposing changes to immigration permit categories for third countries nationals working and residing in France has been published. Parliament will debate the proposed law over the next…
Inside Business Immigration
Global Employer Alert — Kuwait Authorities Conducting a Wide-Scale Enforcement Action on Alleged Fraudulent Immigration Filings
As reported by Kuwaiti media, authorities in Kuwait are cracking down on possible employment-based immigration schemes involving up to 3,000 sham companies that were set up and used as vehicles to obtain…