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...
Entry stamps at airports are becoming increasingly rare Are you traveling to the USA and wondering why some airports do not stamp entry stamps in passports? The USA is also developing in the context of digitalization when it comes to entry.
Cuba stay leads to rejection at border Despite ESTA approval, travelers have recently been increasingly turned away at the U.S. border. The reason for this was stays in Cuba within the last few years.
Since 12.09.2022 the EU has suspended the visa agreement with Russia for an indefinite period. Thus, Russian citizens no longer benefit from the facilitated visa issuance for travel to the Schengen area.
Due to the situation with COVID-19, U.S. consulates in Germany are still only processing emergency appointments regardless of visa category. In order to receive an emergency appointment, employees had to fulfill one of the following criteria:
01 March 2021 was the first anniversary of the Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz taking effect in Germany. Despite the Corona pandemic, the first assessment is positive.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. consulates have suspended processing for all visa categories until January 31, 2021, similar to the lockdown in Germany. An exception to this rule is the processing of e-registrations. This means that appointments for e-visas can still only be made in Frankfurt. Other visa categories are currently suspended in...
