As of June 5, 2024, temporary measures which allowed Ukrainian nationals to travel to Ireland without a valid biometric passport will cease to be in effect...

The Indian government implemented a change to the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 that allows individuals who entered India on or before December 31, 2014...

Based on practitioner experience, the Ministry of Interior has increased monitoring and enforcement of visa overstay rules for all visa types...

A May 20, 2024 Italian government circular has clarified that individuals who have applied for a residence permit linked to a citizenship application (attesa cittadinanza) who are awaiting the necessary...

Effective immediately, employers of quota-subject work permit applicants must sign their contract of stay digitally instead of in person.

Work permit renewal applications for foreign workers age 60 and above who do not possess post-secondary school education qualifications...

Nationals of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Moldova, and Eurasian Economic Union countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia) must now apply for a Temporary Residence Permit...

Effective August 16, 2024, Malaysia's Expatriate Services Division (ESD) of the Immigration Department will relax the requirements for Professional Visit Pass applications.

The Malaysian government has recently commenced issuing an Interim Endorsement Slip (IES) for holders of a long-term pass issued by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation.

Foreign nationals seeking to enter Mauritania for any reason must now apply for an e-visa through the National Agency for Population and Secure Titles Registry's website.

Effective immediately, school-aged children of eligible foreign students (who are studying for level 7 or 8 bachelor's or bachelor's (honors) degrees specified on the Green List)...

The National Superintendence of Immigration is taking three weeks or more to issue Peruvian Identity Cards for foreign nationals, due to high demand and a shortage of printing materials.

Portugal has introduced stricter Social Security Enrolment Number (NISS) application requirements. Applicants must now first apply for a residence permit (while for EU nationals, this may be a town hall registration.

Effective January 1, 2025, nationals of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will be restricted to staying in Russia visa exempt for a cumulative total of 90 days per calendar year; ...

The Saudi Council of Ministers has approved labor law amendments which are expected to be implemented in February 2025

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has introduced a program called the Expatriate Worker Wage Insurance Scheme, which aims to protect foreign workers in the private sector from salary.

Recent staffing changes and new processes at various Saudi consular posts in Egypt have led to significantly longer visa processing times...

Singapore's Ministry of Manpower clarified that Employers of Record are not allowed to apply for a work pass for a foreign national to be based in Singapore while they are employed by an overseas company...

Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and other African countries affected by the Mpox virus have implemented temperature checks and other health monitoring methods at points...

The Minister of Home Affairs has announced that the Department of Home Affairs intends to increase the number of inspections at restaurants, informal businesses also known as ‘spaza shops...