In the European Union, employees who work in a Member State are subject to the social security system of that particular Member State, regardless of the country in which the employer is located.
01 March 2021 was the first anniversary of the Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz taking effect in Germany. Despite the Corona pandemic, the first assessment is positive.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 lifted the entry bans on green card applicants and foreign workers imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump. Accordingly, holders of valid visas will be allowed to enter the U.S. and green cards will be reissued at U.S. consulates worldwide.
The Chinese government has again tightened its entry regulations. All passengers entering China must provide a negative nucleic acid and IgM antibody test starting March 02, 2021. The test date must be no more than 48 hours before departure to China.
In December last year, the ECJ dismissed the two countries’ lawsuit for annulment. Hungary and Poland both brought a lawsuit for annulment against the Posted Workers Directive 2018/957 on the grounds that, inter alia, the choice of legal basis was erroneous and the adoption of the Directive constituted a breach of Article 56 TFEU on...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, shortly before leaving office, had ordered the end of entry ban of foreigners who had been in the 26 countries of the Schengen area, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Brazil within 14 days before their entry into the United States. This decision has now been rescinded by US President Joe...
The CJEU has ruled that the Directive on the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services is applicable to the transnational provision of services in the road transport sector (verdict of 01.12.2020 – C815/18).
Update 01.02.2021: In addition to the Passenger Locator Form, a sworn statement is required in Belgium. Moreover, there is now also an online entry declaration in Portugal and Switzerland available.
