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News from Singapore for expats
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has announced changes to the Employment Pass and S-Pass regulations to improve workforce stability and support the country’s economic goals. These adjustments will take effect between July 1 and September 1, 2025. The S-Pass is a work permit in Singapore that allows employers to hire skilled foreign workers who do...
Working in Brazil - visa categories
Brazil offers several visa categories for professional work in the country. It is important to distinguish between a business trip and a job. The most important visa categories are the business travel visa and the temporary work visa. However, it is also possible to obtain a digital nomad visa for Brazil. The type of visa...
New Visa Category in Australia
The Australian government changed migration regulations on December 7, 2024 and introduced a new visa category: the Skills in Demand visa. This change is part of the comprehensive Migration Amendment Regulations 2024, which are designed to modernize Australia’s migration framework. What is the Skills in Demand Visa? The Skills in Demand visa replaces the previous...
Schild Schengen Ankunft am Flughafen
Since January 1, 2025, new salary limits have applied to the employment of international skilled workers. For the regular EU Blue Card, the minimum salary increases to 48,300.00 euros, which corresponds to a monthly salary of 4,025.00 euros. Young professionals and IT specialists with the Blue Card in MINT professions must earn at least 43,759.80...
All visitors traveling to Israel from visa-exempt countries must apply for a travel authorization: ETA-IL (Electronic Travel Authorization to Israel) from January 1, 2025. What you need to know: • It is mandatory to apply for an ETA-IL before a traveler embarks on a flight to Israel. The application should be made at least 72...
Skilled workers immigration
The shortage of skilled workers in the individual sectors of the economy continues to increase. A recently published study by the Competence Center for Securing Skilled Workers (KOFA) shows that there is a shortage of well-qualified skilled workers even in sectors with production declines and job cuts. This particularly includes the metal industry. The construction...
In a globalized working world, international mobility is essential for many companies. However, the success of long-term assignments abroad often depends largely on the support of the accompanying families, especially the children. Expat children often face major challenges in new cultural environments. Successful integration can strengthen the entire family and thus the success of the...
On November 13, 2024, the European Commission published a proposal for a European regulation on a common electronic form for reporting the posting of workers. The proposal provides for the creation of a multilingual electronic interface to the Internal Market Information System (IMI), which will be used for the central reporting of posted workers in...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) is currently working to streamline the visa application process and will launch a new booking system/online profile for U.S. nonimmigrant visas and U.S. immigrant visas beginning October 26, 2024. USTravelDocs (CGI Federal Inc.) will most likely remain in charge after the transition on October 26, 2024 – but there...
Neuseeland erhöht Visagebühren
New Zealand announces increase in visa fees from October 1, 2024. Immigration New Zealand will increase several immigrant visa application fees from October 1, 2024, including but not limited to: • Accredited work visa for employers from 750 NZD to 1,540 NZD (around 862 euros) • Permanent resident visa increased from 240 NZD to 315...
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