Greece has become a member of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced. DHS estimates that, in about 30 days, Greek citizens should be able to begin using the program to make short trips for business or tourism visits without the need to obtain a visa, provided that they meet program requirements. »
The Department of Finance issued its 2010 Finance Bill on 4 February 2010. Many of the measures contained in the Bill reflect the announcement made by the Minister last December during his annual Budget... »
Sterling are pleased to announce the appointment of Andreas von Strachwitz as their new Director for Business Development in EMEA. Andreas will have Business Development responsibility in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. »
The new Costa Rican immigration law came into effect on March 1, 2010. Among other changes, the new law requires all residence and work permit applicants to submit proof that they have registered with... »
At the beginning of 2010, Interdean commissioned a survey on the challenges facing organisations operating international relocation programmes out of Europe. The first of its kind, the survey was completed by 137 companies with relocation... »
Work permit processing times for Warsaw, Poland have doubled from thirty to sixty days due to new filing procedures that took effect at the beginning of the year. »
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in the U.K. has announced that legislation will not be introduced until the 2011 Finance Act concerning (this legislation would have replaced Statement of Practice 01/09 regarding resident... »
The new tax-free threshold for taxpayers in Jamaica is $441,168 per annum. Additionally, since that date, a progressive tax system has been in effect. Also, the standard rate of General Consumption Tax... »
On 1 March 2010, initial guidance1 was released by the U.K.’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on the practical implementation of the new European Union (EU) social security rules, effective 1 May 2010, as... »
Every time an expatriate employee returns home before completing his or her assignment, their employer loses $1 million. That’s on average – it could be more. HR makes a major contribution to the bottom... »
U.S. consulates and embassies will soon require nonimmigrant visa applicants to use Form DS-160, the Department of State’s fully electronic nonimmigrant visa application, instead of Form DS-156, the paper-based application. Form DS-160 has been... »
Russian authorities recently released the 2010 work permit quota distributions for each region of the Russian Federation. The Russian government sets a national quota for the maximum number of available work permits each year,... »
As previously reported, the Foreign Division of the Federal Police Department of São Paulo in Brazil has changed the registration procedures for work permit holders. In general, foreign nationals who will remain in Brazil... »
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 H-1B cap petitions on April 1, 2010. Though the business immigration community does not anticipate the huge initial surge of filings and... »
Over the past week, Fragomen has learned that numerous employers throughout the United States have recently received notices of I-9 inspection from U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE). ICE officials have not been able... »
