An application to extend a Highly Qualified Specialist work permit filed less than 30 days in advance will not be accepted, effective immediately. Extension applications for Highly Qualified Specialist (HQS) work permits must be filed no later than 30 days before the permit expires, under a new policy from the ...

What will be the implications of the withdrawal of the Post Study Work (PSW) route in the UK for Indian students? Education Times finds out Changes to UK student visas, announced on March 22, 2011, have come into force on April 6, 2012. According to the changes, the Post Study Work ...

Government’s efforts to spur economic growth lengthen the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims and streamline Employment Tribunal procedures. In April 2012, a number of changes to UK employment law will be introduced. This LawFlash explains the changes and examines the possible implications for UK employers. Background The current UK government launched its ...

When Kuntal Chatterjee, 26, made a trip to Singapore in 2002, he was on a family vacation meant for shopping and sight-seeing. But come April 30, he will spend a month there, crunching numbers for a Fortune 500 company. Chatterjee, a first year student of Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies ...

The proposal to change the fees for UK immigration and nationality applications submitted by Immigration Minister Damian Green have been approved and will take effect from Friday 6 April 2012. Following Parliamentary approval, all payments made from 00:01 (UK time) on Friday 6 April, should be paid according to the new ...

Building projects planned across the nation’s capital are helping boost the number of job opportunities created in the construction industry, reports reed.co.uk This week the first of eight enormous tunnelling machines will begin digging through 13 miles of earth; officially starting construction of London’s cross-rail network. Such an ambitious project of ...

Japanese car giant Nissan praised the workforce at its UK plant today after announcing plans to build a new model under a £125 million investment programme, creating 2,000 jobs. The vehicle will be built at the Sunderland plant from mid-2013 in a project supported by a £9.3 million grant from the ...

Under a new Department of State rule, foreign nationals can be issued L-1 visas valid for up to five years, depending on the maximum period allowed for their country of citizenship – even if that period is longer than their underlying USCIS petition approval. Previously, L visas were limited to ...

Singapore is reducing the percentage of foreign workers that companies seeking S Pass and Work Permits may employ. The government of Singapore has announced a 5 percent reduction in the number of temporary foreign workers that can be employed by companies holding S Pass and Work Permits. Specifically, S Pass employers ...

Under Saudi Arabia’s new Nitagat system, businesses must maintain a minimum percentage of Saudi nationals in their workforce, based on their size and industry, to sponsor foreign nationals for new work visas or extend work visas for existing foreign employees. Under Saudi Arabia’s new Nitagat system, businesses must maintain a ...