It should also be noted that if a transferred employee leaves the receiving employer, the receiving employer must notify the original employer immediately. The original employer is then responsible for submitting a notification of cessation of employment to the MOL

In the first part of this series, we discussed the benefits of a clear assignment guideline. In this second part, we look at the fundamental aspects and associated challenges of developing such policies.

Der Antrag auf ein spezielles Visa-Einladungsschreiben muss von der einladenden Organisation auf der offiziellen Website des Aussenministeriums der Stadt Shanghai ausgefüllt werden.

The 'Maschinenbau AG' group based in Zurich implemented a new operational IT system in the spring, which was developed by the team in Malaysia.

With effect from January 1, 2025, the positive lists for university graduates and skilled workers were updated. The new positive list for university graduates includes 162 job titles (compared to 141), while the positive list for skilled workers includes 48 job titles (compared to 61)

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Viele Unternehmen sehen sich vermehrt durch die Pandemie bedingt mit den Wünschen der Mitarbeiter konfrontiert, dass diese für einen verlängerten Zeitraum

In vielen Unternehmen stehen Geschäftsreisen wieder auf der Tagesordnung. Aufgrund der Pandemie ist man jedoch noch nach wie vor mit Einschränkungen, sei dies im Bezug auf Notwendigkeit eines

The changes in the permit sector, which were announced in the United Arab Emirates back in July 2022, are effective immediately. The introduction of new visit and residence permits will bring...

The Chinese authorities announced the extension of the country's visa-free policy to nationals of Australia, New Zealand and Poland.

Zunächst wurde auf die vorgängige Kontrolle der Einhaltung der üblichen Arbeitsund Lohnbedingungen als Voraussetzung für die Erteilung einer Bewilligung verzichtet.

An important step towards the digitization of the work and residence permits will take place from December 1, 2022. All expatriates and their dependents will now be able to submit renewal...

The European Union authorities have just published a revised timetable for the introduction of the Entry/Exit System (EES) and the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS).

CONVINUS publishes regular Global Mobility Alerts and seasonal newsletters covering international employment law, immigration regulations, tax updates, and workforce mobility trends across multiple jurisdictions. These publications provide practical insights for HR professionals and legal advisors managing cross-border employee assignments and global workforce compliance.

Foreign nationals in Beijing who qualify for Category A classification and earned at least six times the average annual salary of local Beijing employees in the previous year will no longer be required to submit tax documents when applying for an extension or cancellation of their work permit.

Foreign nationals whose application for a work permit was submitted outside of Azerbaijan must now submit a medical certificate to the migration authority within 10 days of arrival, otherwise their work permit will be cancelled.

The Hong Kong government has announced that Hong Kong ID cards issued before November 26, 2018 will become invalid in two phases in 2025.

On August 18, 2026, Namibia’s Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Security and Safety (MHAISS) announced that the new work permit for entrepreneurial activities would come into force on September 1, 2026.

As of August 23, 2025, employers of temporary residents of Belarus (with the exception of citizens of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union) must comply with the following points

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert 20.2026 provides critical updates on immigration processing delays in Mexico affecting work permit timelines, and reminds UAE mainland employers of the June 30, 2026 deadline to increase Emiratization quotas by 1% to reach 9%, with significant penalties for non-compliance. The alert also covers Andorra's reduced 2026 immigration quota and includes a detailed analysis of the legal distinctions between employee secondment and local hiring in Switzerland.