The Namibia Department of Home Affairs now requires Employment Permit applicants to submit the employer's Social Security Certificate at the Social Security Commission and Tax Clearance Certificate...

Embassies and government offices in Abuja, Nigeria are temporarily closed and government offices and embassies in Lagos are operating with reduced staff and office hours due to a nationwide protest...

The government of Paraguay has extended the visa waiver for nationals of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States entering Paraguay for tourism and business for up to 90 days...

Poland implemented a lottery system for visa appointments for some nationals including but not limited to Australia, Mainland China, India, Kenya, Nigeria, and Türkiye...

The Portuguese government has announced that all immigration visas and permits will remain valid until July 30, 2025, in an effort to clear a backlog of visa and permit applications.

The Portuguese government has announced that all immigration visas and permits will remain valid until June 30, 2025, in an effort to clear a backlog of visa and permit applications.

The President of the Agency for Integration, Migration, and Asylum (AIMA) announced improvements for family reunification processes, with the goal of expediting the integration...

September 9, 2024: The 50% discount (which was originally scheduled to expire on August 31, 2024) has been extended until November 30, 2024.

Effective September 1, 2024, all individuals in Qatar with outstanding traffic violations will be prohibited from exiting Qatar through any borders until all fines and outstanding payments...

According to new regulations expected to be implemented in the coming months, businesses in Saudi Arabia will need to register their various Saudi-based...

Effective July 15, 2024, Slovakia will relax processing timeframes and rules, allowing foreign nationals to start working in the country earlier than is currently the case.

Effective July 15, 2025, Long-Term Residence Permit applicants will need to prove Slovak language capacity at a minimum level A2. Currently, there are no language requirements.

Following the withdrawal of the draft amendments, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has published the regulations on the new points-based system for the General Work Visa.

Due to a shortage of police officers, it is now more difficult to obtain Residence Card collection appointments in Barcelona. Affected individuals are foreign nationals...

The General Pension & Social Security Authority (GPSSA) online system will be temporarily suspended starting October 15, 2024 until further notice as part of the transition to a new online platform called Ma'ashi.

The UAE government has increased the permitted duration of stay for visa-on-arrival holders to 90 days for nationals of the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. Most of these nationals were allowed stays of up to 30 days, except Brazilian nationals, who were allowed a stay of 90 days within a year.

The freelancer license in Abu Dhabi now covers an additional 30 activities including, among other activities: artificial Intelligence development; electronic equipment and software design...

Effective October 15, 2024, outstanding individuals who have demonstrated exceptional performance and made significant contributions to Dubai's private education sector will be eligible for a Dubai Golden Visa.

In this Immigration Conversation podcast episode, Director Olga Nechita and Private Client Supervisor Sophie Jo Wasson delve into how many European countries allow citizenship by ancestry. They explain how the rules.

The Venezuelan Ministry of Defense, responsible for issuance of Venezuelan criminal clearance certificates among other responsibilities...