Effective January 1, 2025, the minimum social insurance contribution salary amount will increase to EGP 2,300 (up from EGP 2,000) and the maximum will increase to EGP 14,500 (up from EGP 12,600).

EU Family Residence permit: increased to six months, up from 14 days.

France has added the 10-year residence permit application to the national online filing system, ANEF. This facilitates the residence permit process by providing...

In a change of policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now requiring foreign nationals applying for an endorsement of a CARICOM Single Market Economy Certificate to submit the application in person to verify their identity.

Update - July 10, 2024: The EUR 250,000 investment and the EUR 1 million donation ‘Guest Investor Residence' permit pathways both went into effect on July 1, 2024. The guest investor pathway for EUR 500,000.

This e-visa category allows multiple entries for up to six months and provides eligible Chinese nationals working with registered entities a relatively short processing time as compared to the regular business visa process.

During 2024, the Israeli government has increased worksite inspections and other enforcement actions, particularly concerning the employment of unauthorized workers.

The Department of Immigration Services has paused all immigration application processing and issuance including permanent residence, work permits and passes and citizenship applications...

The Kenya Ministry of Interior and National Administration introduced a new ‘Class R' work permit for East African Community nationals...

Nationals of 63 countries who registered for a Malaysia Digital Arrival Card at least three days prior to travel are now eligible for autogate entry at Malaysian airports...

The Hiring Outcome Report for the MyFutureJobs portal can now be submitted online via the portal itself, as opposed to via email to the MyFuture Jobs officer.

The ESD (Expatriate Services Division) Satellite Centre at Terminal M of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport has been experiencing technical issues...

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...

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...

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development is requiring all private sector businesses to update their branch location on the Qiwa platform by specific deadlines...

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

The Slovak government has approved regulations that will ease access to the national D visa for foreign nationals from select countries who work in certain roles experiencing labor shortages...