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BELGIUM: Mandatory Fee for Some Residence Requests
The Belgian federal government has introduced a mandatory “contribution to the administrative costs” (mostly referred to in the press as a “foreigners’ tax”) with regard to some requests for residence authorization by foreigners. The government said this measure is in response to the continuing increase in the number of such applications and the resulting workload. […]
MEXICO: New
The new “Temporary Migration Regularization Program” took effect January 13. On January 12, 2015, the Mexican government published an announcement in the Federal Official Gazette about the “Temporary Migration Regularization Program,” which became effective the day after and will expire on December 18, 2015. The program incorporates requirements and procedures temporarily applicable to foreigners who […]
UNITED KINGDOM: ‘Right To Rent’ Checks Take Force for West Midlands
Landlords in the West Midlands must now undertake “right to rent” checks on all prospective tenants. The checks, which took force in the Midlands on December 1, 2014, come as part of a rolling implementation of the government’s latest immigration bill. To adequately perform these checks, private landlords, letting agents, and homeowners who let rooms […]
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