Recruitment of highly qualified professionals with a new visa category Not only in Germany is the issue of the shortage of skilled workers omnipresent. Other countries are also implementing measures to increase attractiveness for the immigration of skilled workers. Recently, Japan introduced a new visa category to attract highly qualified professionals for employment in Japan....
Another extension of the tax concession for one-off payments and other tax advantages for expatriates in China The Chinese government has taken a number of supportive measures to improve the economic situation in China. Most recently, on August 28, 2023, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) announced that expatriate...
Russia is suspending some DTA regulations with 38 countries with immediate effect On August 8th, 2023, Russia issued a presidential decree that parts of the double taxation agreements (DTA) with 38 “unfriendly” states were temporarily suspended. In addition to Germany, the other EU member states, the USA, UK, Australia, Switzerland, Singapore and Japan are affected...
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new proposed rule (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) in January 2023 to adjust certain fees for applications for immigration and naturalization services. The proposal will be subject to 60 days of public comment. Submissions of comments will be accepted until March 06, 2023. After that, a...
From Russia to the USA – passing through the UK and China? No problem with the Außenwirtschaftsforum on its trip around the world. In 120 minutes, pilots and travel guests flew to the various destinations and dealt with them from a foreign trade perspective.
