Effective 18 July 2018, the Home Office has updated its guidance for Tier 2 and Tier 5 sponsors. Among the key changes are the following:
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On 4 July 2018, Hong Kong’s highest court, the Court of Final Appeal, upheld a previous decision by a lower court to allow same-sex spouses to hold dependen
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The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the deadline for residents to link their Aadhaar number to their Permanent Account Number (PAN) until 31 March 20
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The Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has released further details of its pilot Global talent Scheme (GTS), aimed at attracting highly-skilled talen
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Effective 6 July 2018, the UK Home Office has introduced the new “UKRI Science, Research and Academia” scheme, which allows non-EEA researchers, scientists and aca
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On Monday 2 July 2018, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) unexpectedly announced that its previous online application system for RPTKA (expatriate placement plan) and IMTA
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An amendment to the Criminal Code in Canada has doubled the maximum prospective punishment for drunk driving (‘DUI’ – Driving Under the Influence) from five year
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Effective immediately, the Shanghai State Administration of Foreign Affairs requires a different tax certificate in support of applications for Category A wor
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Further details are now available of the new regulations for hiring foreign workers (see our previous alert here).
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