The general immigration practice in the United Arab Emirates requires foreigners switching employers not only to cancel their own residence visas but also the visas of everyone under their sponsorship, be it spouses, children or …

The government of the Russian Federation, in order to boost the Russian economy and create better environment for foreign investments, has finally taken action to ease immigration procedures for highly qualified professionals (HQP). The Russian …

A few weeks ago in Qatar, authorities announced that the visa regime amendment would go into effect in May, but this has been postponed now. Qatar intended to stop the issuance of visas on arrival …

All companies registered in Russia intending to hire new foreigners or renew existing work permits in the next calendar year, should remember that under the current law they must submit their company foreign labor forecasts …

Qatar’s visa regime will change, coming into force on May 1, 2010. The Gulf Times, Qatar’s top selling English daily newspaper reported that foreign nationals, who may currently acquire a visa on arrival in Qatar, …

Regulations on the validity of the E101 form in Hungary will change, coming to force May 1, 2010 based on EU legislation 1408/71 EK 14/1 a, and 883/2004.
The E101 form, which serves to prove the …

The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare of Kosovo announced that from March 8, 2010 all foreign citizens residing in Kosovo need to apply for a work permit in one of the seven Regional Employment …

The processing time of work permits issued by the Mazowieckie Provincial Office in Warsaw has been pushed from the frame of 30 days to an approximate 60 days, following changes that came into effect from …

According to the order of Federal Service of Employment № 34 from February 5, 2010, quota for foreign labor has been approved.

According to the Order №1010 from December 22, 2009, the Russian Government has established the list of the job positions for qualified foreign labor, which are exempt from Quota requirement.
The list of occupations for foreign …