By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 29 May, 2019
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have relaxed the country's immigration and residence laws by changing the regulations for residence permits, or "iqamas." Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | Saudi Arabia | Expats | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Working Abroad
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 30 August, 2018
Shanghai authorities have issued the city state's first "entrepreneurship visa" to a foreign national. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | business | entrepreneurs | China | Expats | Visas and Passports
By Fiona Moore, for Expatbriefing.com, 29 March, 2018
The Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, half of which is located in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, reports that Shanghai has granted 52 special "R visas" to high-profile foreign experts since the start of this year. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | employees | international financial centres (IFC) | China | offshore | professionals | construction | services | Expats | Visas and Passports
By by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London, 05 March, 2018
The Isle of Man Government says it is seeing positive results from recent changes to the island's work permit system, with the vast majority of work permit applications submitted online being processed within one working day. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | Isle of Man | employees | international financial centres (IFC) | Employment | Expats | Immigration | Visas and Passports | Immigration
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 28 November, 2017
Europe's top court has delivered a landmark ruling that will benefit married couples where one is an EU citizen who newly takes up citizenship in an EU country and their non-EU spouse seeks to join them. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | court | law | Algeria | United Kingdom | legislation | Expats | Immigration | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Europe | Work | Working Abroad | Immigration | Working Abroad
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 14 November, 2017
Malta's immigration authority, Identity Malta, has slashed processing times for issuing single work permits. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | Citizenship | Malta | employees | international financial centres (IFC) | construction | Expats | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Working Abroad
By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 21 August, 2017
The Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, the low-tax industrial zone, is taking steps to speed up residence and work permit applications for foreigners. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | Taiwan | professionals | Hong Kong | trade | free trade zone | Expat Services | Expats | Immigration | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Immigration | Working Abroad
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 14 July, 2017
The OECD has called on countries to improve how they support migrants to integrate in their societies. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | Citizenship | law | employees | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Germany | Sweden | Immigration | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Immigration | Working Abroad
By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 14 July, 2017
The United States look set to drop plans floated by the Obama administration for visa concessions for international entrepreneurs. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | investment | business | entrepreneurs | United States | Expats | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | business investment | Work | Working Abroad | Working Abroad
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 25 April, 2017
The Isle of Man's work permit exemption for skilled workers in the ICT and e-Business sectors has been in high demand since it was introduced in March 2016. Read full story »
Tags: Isle of Man | Finance | business | commerce | e-commerce | Employment | Expats | Immigration | Personal Finance | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Immigration | Working Abroad