The Gabonese president signed a decree introducing quotas for the employment of foreigners, with upper limits set in relation to the number of Gabonese workers, depending on the occupational group.

For visitors from 71 visa-exempt countries and regions, it has been very easy to travel to Japan as a tourist, as they have not had to apply for a short-stay...

By ministerial decree of August 29, 2025, the French government updated the salary limits for residence permits in the "Talent" category, including a new standardized salary limit.

A Swiss company wants to deploy employees from Switzerland for a project in Germany. However, the best-qualified employees have neither EU nor EEA citizenship but are so-called "third-country nationals".

In der Schweiz gibt es eine hohe Anzahl an Verwaltungsräten, die eine solche Funktion bzw. Tätigkeit bei einem Schweizer Unternehmen haben, allerdings keinen Wohnsitz in der Schweiz besitzen, sondern im Ausland. Bei diesen Konstellationen sind zusätzlich zahlreiche rechtliche Herausforderungen und Aspekte zu berücksichtigen.

The Swiss Federal Council has announced the quotas for B- and L- permits* in Switzerland for 2024 (unchanged from 2023)...

The Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has increased the qualifying salary for highly skilled workers per September 1, 2022 and...

According to reliable news sources, the Brazilian government will once again postpone the reintroduction of the visa requirement for citizens of Australia...

Ein konzerninterner Transfer in die Schweiz kann zum einen als Entsendung und zum anderen als Transfer mit einer lokalen Anstellung vorgenommen werden. Hier spielen die arbeits...

As of March 8, 2024, Greece has relaxed the application procedure for the EU Blue Card and at the same time introduced restrictions for the "pre-screening" for the EU ICT permit.

Die schweizerische Bundesregierung hat per 20. September 2021 neue grenzsanitarische Massnahmen für die Einreise eingeführt, welche die grenzüberschreitende Ausbreitung des Coronavirus verhindern sollen.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused the world to remain silent for a good two years. This was also the case in Australia, where the country's borders were closed, and immigration was reduced by 15%.

The European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) is an electronic control pool for 27 EU countries that will record the entries and exits of visa-exempt third-country nationals from around 60 countries...

Due to the rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 cases in China, the US has reintroduced mandatory testing for all travelers from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau from January 5, 2023.

The European Commission has reconfirmed that ETIAS (the European Travel Information and Authorization System) will apply to third-country nationals from May 2023.

A U.S. IT specialist is employed by an international life sciences company headquartered in Berlin.

The following case study shows why international assignments should not be assessed solely on the basis of direct costs. It also illustrates how indirect and hidden costs can have a significant impact on the success...

Tax issues are one of the most sensitive aspects of international assignments for both the employee and the company. This is because taxes not only influence the cost structure...

Since February 24, 2022, more than two million people have fled Ukraine due to Russia's invasion.

The Chinese government has tightened enforcement of average wage standards for work permit applications nationwide.