by Frank Alvarado | Mar 3, 2020 | Global
Background: While Brexit occurred on January 31, 2020, there will be no practical changes to immigration until January 1, 2021. Still, there are important steps EU citizens need to take in order to secure their immigration status. Next Steps: European employees and...
by Frank Alvarado | Feb 26, 2020 | Global
Summary of the Issue – After much lobbying, the Belgian government is taking actions to reform the single permit application process with the goal of improving processing timeframes. Implemented on January 1, 2019, the single permit application allows non-EU employees...
by Frank Alvarado | Feb 21, 2020 | Global
As of 2020, The Migration Directorate (MD) had announced on its website that it would not consider renewals of Touristic Residence Permits (RP) that had been issued for one year. According to reports, there may be possible discretionary actions to limit applicability...
by Frank Alvarado | Feb 19, 2020 | Global
Quota for engaging foreign labour in 2020 is approved. The Russian government has approved the quota for engaging foreign labor in 2020, set at 104,993 foreign nationals, a decrease from 2019, when the quota was 144,583. Croatia—simplification of visa formalities. The...
by Frank Alvarado | Feb 19, 2020 | Global
It’s happened: The United Kingdom (UK) officially left the European Union (EU) on January 31, 2020. Now what? What does this mean for people moving to and from the UK? Nothing for now. We are in a transition period until at least December 31, 2020. During the...
