Category: Global

Several developments have been announced. Actors and members of TV and film crews going to Italy for less than 90 days do not need a visa and can enter Italy as business visitors. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), actors and members of TV and film crews (non-visa nationals) do not require a… Read More

The first Malta citizenship-by-investment approvals have been issued. In November 2014, the first Malta citizenship approvals were issued to applicants for Maltese citizenship who had applied under the Malta Individual Investor Programme (MIIP) in February 2014. At that time, the first participating law firms obtained their licenses to handle citizenship applications under this program from… Read More

There have been recent developments in permits for entrepreneurs and investors. A report from the State Secretary of Justice Fred Teeven (recently replaced by Klaas Dijkhoff for reasons not related to immigration policy) revealed the dramatically low success rate of the general permit scheme for entrepreneurs in recent years. On the positive side, two new… Read More

There have been recent changes in Assembly, Maintenance and Service visas in Turkey.  Turkey amended its work permit regulations in January 2015 with respect to Assembly, Maintenance and Service (AMS) visas. An AMS visa is a short-term (90-day) technical work visa for foreign employees, under certain conditions, to engage in assembly, maintenance, service, or technical… Read More

Several developments have been announced. NHS Health Surcharge Introduced on April 6 The Home Office announced that a planned National Health Service (NHS) surcharge was implemented on April 6, 2015. This applies to all non-European Economic Area (EEA) migrants applying for permission to enter the United Kingdom (UK) for more than six months and to… Read More