Employment and Social Development Canada is warning that average processing times for Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications have increased.
Effective 22 April 2019, Employment and Social Development Canada has published new provincial and territorial median hourly wages.
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Effective 6 March 2019, the spouses and de facto partners of Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) holders can access the Irish labour market without first obtaining an Employment Permit.
In addition, on 1 April 2019 a new pre-clearance policy will be introduced for the non-EEA de facto partners of CSEP holders.
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Effective immediately, the Venezuelan embassy in Argentina is now authorised to stamp an apostille seal on Venezuelan criminal records certificates.
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VENEZUELA – Embassy in Argentina Can Now Apostille Venezuelan Criminal Records Certificates
As the new federal administration takes office in Mexico, major staff changes are taking place within the offices of the National Immigration institute (INM) around the country, affecting the processing times of submitted applications.
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MEXICO – Delays at Immigration Offices
Effective immediately, the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) is now requesting that Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) holders apply for their Stamp 4 permission four months in advance of the expiry date of their CSEP, (i.e., once they have completed 20 months on their employment permit).
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IRELAND – Stamp 4 Processing Delays and New Deadlines
Effective immediately, processing times for immigration procedures at the Venezuelan Administrative Service for Identification, Migration and Foreigners Control (SAIME) have increased.
Processing times cannot currently be anticipated or guaranteed, due to a recent change of internal systems, and the need to retrain SAIME staff in the new procedures.
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VENEZUELA – Increased Processing Times for Immigration Procedures
Effective immediately, the Investigations Police (PDI) and the Immigration Department have implemented a new online appointment-booking system for all immigration-related processes.
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CHILE – New Appointment System for Immigration Procedures
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IRELAND – Ongoing delays and upcoming minimum wage increase
The Spanish immigration authorities have issued an announcement confirming the temporary suspension of in-person and telephone consultations at both the Large Companies Unit (Unidad de Grandes Empresas – “UGE”) as well as the temporary suspension of in-person consultations at the General Subdirectorate of Immigration.
At the same time, immigration officers are working on clarifying the criteria for approval of applications under the Entrepreneur’s Act.
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The number of non-EU nationals attending the Foreign Police office in Bratislava to submit initial and renewal applications for temporary residence permits (including single permits) has increased significantly in recent weeks, leading to very long queues.
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SLOVAKIA – Long queues for temporary residence permits at foreign police office in Bratislava
