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TURKEY: New Law on Foreigners & International Protection Takes Effect on April 12, 2014
The new “Law on Foreigners and International Protection” (Law No. 6458) takes effect April 12, 2014. This new law will make vast changes to residence permit eligibility and procedure, as well as in visa and immigration processing. Unfortunately, the Turkish Ministries of Interior, Labor, and Foreign Affairs have released little clarification on implementation. As of […]
UNITED KINGDOM: Prime Minister Pulls Back on Proposed Immigration Restrictions
Prime Minister David Cameron has scrapped his proposal to institute an “emergency brake” on immigration from the EU to the United Kingdom (UK). In January, it was reported that German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her willingness to discuss curbing EU migrant access to benefits with the Prime Minister, but warned that Germany was prepared to […]
NETHERLANDS: Business Immigration Laws and Regulations Amended on a Wide Scale
Laws and regulations relevant to business immigration were amended on a wide scale on January 1, 2014. Most of the new changes improve options to deploy foreign staff in the Netherlands, such as the introduction of short-stay highly skilled migrant (HSM) permits. Some changes, however, are restrictive, such as the increase of the term for […]
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